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😈 To provoke again 🎣 To add bait again
to rebait

to rebait

9.3
Try to make someone react again by saying something to annoy them
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbeɪt/
translation icon : provocar de nuevo
  • Online trolls often rebait users to keep arguments going in the comments section.

Examples

  • She refused to let him rebait her into another pointless discussion.

  • After the heated debate, he tried to rebait her with another controversial comment.

  • Don't rebait the argument!

  • She rebaits the discussion every time.

  • Online trolls often rebait users to provoke further reactions in the comments section.

  • After the heated debate, he attempted to rebait her with another provocative question.

  • She refused to allow him to rebait her into an argument after their last disagreement.

Synonyms

to provoke
vsto rebait
144 3.6

Annoy someone again and again to make them react

refocuses on making another, renewed attempt to get a reaction
to tease
vsto rebait
  • NSFW
39 3.5

To make someone feel excited or curious without telling them more

tries to cause a repeated reaction rather than arouse desire
to get a rise out of
vsto rebait
  • Informal
8 6.8

Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them

tries again to cause a reaction after a previous attempt
to yank someone's chain
vsto rebait
  • Informal
1 8.7

Tease someone to make them react

tries again to provoke a reaction rather than teasing once

Antonyms

to disregard
119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Provoking

to incite
  • NSFW
72 7.7
to enrage
68 3.7
to rebait
9.3
to provoke
115 3.7
to irritate
78 2.9
to tease
245 1.9
poke
  • Texting
2 6.7

Surface Forms

rebait infinitive
rebaited past
rebaited past participle
rebaiting present participle
rebaits third person singular

Morphology

rebait = bait (semi-transparent) = re + bait

The prefix re- clearly means 'again', but the base verb bait is used figuratively for 'provoke or tease', so the overall sense is somewhat metaphorical.

Etymology

The word rebait comes from re- meaning 'again' and bait meaning 'a lure or food used to catch something'. So, to rebait someone is to try to 'lure' or get a reaction from them again, for example by making another teasing comment to start an argument.