Jeer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing your contempt by derision

laugh at with contempt and derision

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɪɹ/.

Examples

The crowd jeered at the speaker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

barrack scoff jeering flout mockery gibe scoffing

Parts of Speech

noun	showing your contempt by derision
verb	laugh at with contempt and derision “The crowd jeered at the speaker”

Word Forms

jeer	verb	laugh at with contempt and derision
mock	verb	treat with contempt
scoff	verb	treat with contemptuous disregard
jeerer	noun	someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeer	noun	showing your contempt by derision
jeering	noun	showing your contempt by derision
scoff	noun	showing your contempt by derision
scoffer	noun	someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
scoffing	noun	showing your contempt by derision
flouter	noun	someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
gibe	noun	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spott

Zeigen Sie Ihre Verachtung durch Spott

🇫🇷French

railler

montrer votre mépris par dérision

🇪🇸Spanish

burla

mostrando tu desprecio por burla

🇮🇹Italian

scherzo

mostrando il tuo disprezzo con la derisione

🇳🇱Dutch

spotten

uw minachting tonen door spot

🇵🇹Portuguese

zombar

mostrando seu desprezo por escárnio

🇷🇺Russian

издеваться

демонстрируя свое презрение насмешками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज़ाक उड़ाना

उपहास द्वारा अपना तिरस्कार प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠাট্টা

উপহাস দ্বারা আপনার অবজ্ঞা প্রদর্শন

🇮🇳Tamil

கேலி

ஏளனமாக உங்கள் அவமதிப்பைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగతాళి

అపహాస్యం ద్వారా మీ ధిక్కారాన్ని చూపిస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

थट्टा

उपहासाने तुमचा तिरस्कार दर्शवितो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજાક

ઉપહાસ દ્વારા તમારી તિરસ્કાર દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ

ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯದಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാസം

പരിഹാസത്തിലൂടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അവജ്ഞ കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੈਕਾਰਾ

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق

تمسخر سے اپنی حقارت کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘲笑

通过嘲笑来表达你的轻蔑

🇯🇵Japanese

冷やかす

嘲笑によって軽蔑を示す

🇰🇷Korean

조롱

조롱으로 경멸을 표현하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chế nhạo

thể hiện sự khinh thường của bạn bằng cách chế nhạo

🇹🇭Thai

เยาะเย้ย

แสดงความดูหมิ่นด้วยการเยาะเย้ย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengejek

menunjukkan rasa jijikmu dengan cemoohan

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungutya

pagpapakita ng iyong paghamak sa pamamagitan ng panunuya

🇲🇾Malay

ejekan

menunjukkan penghinaan anda dengan cemuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهكم

إظهار ازدرائك بالسخرية

🇮🇷Persian

تمسخر

تحقیر خود را با تمسخر نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

alay etmek

küçümsemeni alayla gösteriyorsun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִלְעוֹג

מראה את הבוז שלך על ידי לעג

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The primary meaning of 'jeer' is 'showing your contempt by derision'.

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