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Livid-furiously angry.
"he was livid at being left out"
dark bluish gray in color.
"livid bruises"
synonyms: purplish, bluish, dark, discolored, purple, grayish-blue; bruised; angry, black and blue
"a livid bruise"
Scorn-the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.
"I do not wish to become the object of scorn"
synonyms: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering
"he was unable to hide the scorn in his voice"
verb
feel or express contempt or derision for.
"I was routinely ridiculed and scorned by conservatives and liberals alike"
synonyms: deride, hold in contempt, treat with contempt, pour/heap scorn on, look down on, look down one's nose at, disdain, curl one's lip at, mock, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at, laugh at, laugh out of court; disparage, slight; dismiss, thumb one's nose at; informal turn one's nose up at
"critics scorned the painting"
Imperceptible-impossible to perceive.
"his head moved in an almost imperceptible nod"
"synonyms: unnoticeable, undetectable, indistinguishable, indiscernible, invisible, inaudible, inappreciable, impalpable, unobtrusive, inconspicuous, unseen; slight, small, tiny, minute, microscopic, infinitesimal, subtle, faint, fine, negligible, inconsequential; indistinct, unclear, obscure, vague, indefinite, hard to make out
"the imperceptible shift of constellations"
Befuddle-make (someone) unable to think clearly.
"he has an air of befuddled unworldliness"
synonyms: confused, muddled, addled, bewildered, disoriented, fazed, perplexed, dazed, dizzy, stupefied, groggy, muzzy, foggy, fuddled, fuzzy, dopey, woozy, befogged, mixed up; informal discombobulated
"befuddled from the anesthesia"
Derision-contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
"my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief"
synonyms: mockery, ridicule, jeers, sneers, taunts; disdain, disparagement, denigration, disrespect, insults; scorn, contempt; lampooning, satire
"Quincy's memoirs incited the derision of his siblings"
Retort-say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
"“No need to be rude,” retorted Isabel"
synonyms: answer, reply, respond, say in response, return, counter, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, snap back
"“Oh, sure,” she retorted"