English → Latin
“taunt” in Latin
convīciumclamour, outcry; censure, reproof, scorncontumēliainsult, reproach, contumely, abuse, mistreatment; affront, invective; humiliation, injury; assault, violenceobiūrgōto chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand; to chastise, punish; to dissuade or deter one from any thing, by means of reproofcavillorto jeer, mock, satirize; to gainsay, quibble, or engage in sophistry
The English word taunt itself goes back to Latin tam, through tantus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
taunt s.
convicium: contumelia.
taunt v.
contumeliam jacere in aliquem: verborum contumeliis lacerare aliquem: contumelia aliquem insequi: objurgare: cavillari: exprobrare alicui aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for taunt?
- The usual Latin words for “taunt” are convīcium, contumēlia, obiūrgō; also cavillor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.