Japanese Learning

What is the meaning of “嘲る”?

WordReadingMeaning
嘲るあざける〔冷やかす〕jeer ((at));〔意地悪くからかう〕ridicule, make fun of ((a thing, a person)),mock;〔軽蔑けいべつする〕scorn

同級生が私を憶病者とあざけった
My classmates jeered at me and called me a coward.

彼は皆の前で私をあざけった
He ridiculed [mocked] me in public.

提案はあざけられて一蹴された
My proposal was dismissed with scorn.

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