What's Does Taunted Mean?

A taunt is a battle cry, sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult intended to demoralize the recipient, or to anger them and encourage reactionary behaviors without thinking. Taunting can exist as a form of social competition to gain control of the target's cultural capital.

What does it mean when someone is taunting you?

If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures. A gang taunted a disabled man. Synonyms: jeer, mock, tease, ridicule More Synonyms of taunt.

What is an example of taunting?

To taunt is to tease, insult or antagonize someone by deliberately saying or doing something mean. An example of taunt is when a school bully yells mean things at another child.