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bait
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BAIT
1
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults <as the first woman to work in the mines, she was mercilessly baited by the men on her shift>
Related Words deride, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, ridicule; annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, fret, frost, gall, get, gnaw (at), grate, gripe, hack (off), hagride, irk, irritate, itch, nag, nark [British], nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, trouble, vex; aggravate, exasperate, goad, test, try; aggrieve, agitate, bedevil, beleaguer, discomfort, disturb, perturb; badger, dog, hound; browbeat, bully, hector; harass, harry, persecute, plague, terrorize, torment, torture
2
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage <the investment scheme cunningly baits the greedy and the unscrupulous>
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