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Dissent
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1. To object, disagree, or differ
2. differ 3. Often followed by from |
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Repudiate
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1. To disown, renounce, or reject
2. Implies disowning or condeming a person thing or idea as having no authority 3. Renounce (reject) |
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Harangue
Haranging |
1. Long, noisy ranting speech often pompous and sometimes scolding
2.long speech |
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Chasten
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1. To punish in order to correct
2. Punish or subdue |
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Malediction
Malidictory |
1. A curse or a calling down of evil upon someone
2. evil talk of slander 3. Curse |
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Imprecation
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1. A curse or a plea or prayer for evil
2. Curse 3. Asking someone else "to deliver curse" malediction is "You delivering curse" |
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Taunt
Taunting |
1. To mock, ridicule, jeer at or reproach scornfully
2. Ridicule |
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Deride
Derision Derisive |
1. To mock, ridicule, or laugh at with contempt
2. "Taught people" "Deride person's things" |
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Derogatory
Derogate Deragation Deragatorily |
1. Belittling, disdainful or tending to lessen in value
2. Belittling or degrading |
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Cull
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1. To separate out as worthless or to gather choose or collect
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