taunu
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to jeer, scoff at, revile, mock, ridicule, sneer, taunt, criticise.
Synonyms: whakahī, tāwai, whakatoi, tītoi, pāengaenga, whakahīhī, whakareko, whakarōriki, aniani, whakaiti, whakamanumanu, whakahahani, whakaparahako
2. (modifier) unfavourable, disparaging, derogatory, critical.
3. (noun) criticism, jeering, disapproval, fault-finding, disparagement.