barb — OAT · Shobdo

barb

noun

1 the barb on the hook cut his finger badly:

spike, prong, point, projection, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill, bristle, tine;

technical spicule, spicula, spiculum, spinule.

2 he ignored the barbs from his critics:

insult, sneer, jibe, cut, cutting remark, shaft, affront, slap in the face, slight, rebuff, brickbat, slur, scoff, jeer, taunt;

(barbs) abuse, disparagement, scoffing, scorn, spite, sarcasm, goading, ridiculing, derision, mockery;

informal dig, put-down.