heckle
[verb]
Synonyms: jeer, barrack (informal), boo, disrupt, interrupt, shout down, taunt

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Related Words: plague, worry, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, rattle, tease, torment

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English Thesaurus: interrupt, butt in, cut somebody off/cut somebody short, heckle, chip in, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

heck‧le /ˈhekəl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: hackle; ⇒ hackles]
to interrupt and try to embarrass someone who is speaking or performing in public
—heckler noun [countable]
—heckling noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

interrupt [intransitive and transitive] to stop someone from continuing speaking:
She interrupted him to ask exactly how he had broken his ankle.
Oliver began his story but was soon interrupted by the arrival of Mr Gosling.
I wish you wouldn’t interrupt all the time.
butt in [intransitive] to rudely start speaking when someone is already speaking:
Will you please stop butting in!
Steve kept butting in with silly comments.
cut somebody off/cut somebody short [intransitive] to prevent someone from finishing what they are saying:
He slammed down the phone and cut her off in mid-sentence.
Bob began to speak but Donna cut him short.
heckle [intransitive and transitive] to deliberately interrupt a speaker or performer by shouting, especially to show that you do not agree with what they are saying:
Comedians are used to dealing with members of the audience who heckle.
The speaker was heckled by a group of protesters.
chip in [intransitive] to interrupt a conversation or discussion by adding comments, especially helpful or useful ones:
Feel free to chip in if you have any comments to make.
disturb to interrupt someone when they are trying to work, sleep etc:
The sign on the door said ‘Do not disturb. Meeting in progress’.
I hope I’m not disturbing you. Do you want me to come back later?
Her sleep was disturbed by a violent hammering on the door.
bother to interrupt someone, especially by asking questions when they are trying to do something else:
‘I’m very sorry to bother you,’ Jackson said smoothly, ‘but I’d like a few minutes of your time.’
You mustn’t bother him - he’s working on his essay.

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