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English noun: blackguard | |||
| 1. | blackguard (person) someone who is morally reprehensible | ||
| Samples | You dirty dog. | ||
| Synonyms | bounder, cad, dog, heel, hound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scoundrel, villain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | perisher | ||
English verb: blackguard | |||
| 1. | blackguard (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule | ||
| Samples | The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house. The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher. His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday. | ||
| Synonyms | guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease | ||
| 2. | blackguard (communication) use foul or abusive language towards | ||
| Samples | The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket. The angry mother shouted at the teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | abuse, clapperclaw, shout | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | curse, rail, revile, slang, vilify, vituperate | ||
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