ridicule
[ rid-i-kyool ]
/ ˈrɪd ɪˌkyul /
noun
speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
verb (used with object), rid·i·culed, rid·i·cul·ing.
to deride; make fun of.
Origin of ridicule
SYNONYMS FOR ridicule
2
banter,
chaff,
rally,
twit,
burlesque,
satirize,
lampoon.
Ridicule,
deride,
mock,
taunt imply making game of a person, usually in an unkind, jeering way. To
ridicule is to make fun of, either sportively and good-humoredly, or unkindly with the intention of humiliating:
to ridicule a pretentious person. To
deride is to assail one with scornful laughter:
to deride a statement of belief. To
mock is sometimes playfully, sometimes insultingly, to imitate and caricature the appearance or actions of another:
She mocked the seriousness of his expression. To
taunt is to call attention to something annoying or humiliating, usually maliciously and exultingly and often in the presence of others:
to taunt a candidate about his defeat in an election.
OTHER WORDS FROM ridicule
rid·i·cul·er, noun self-rid·i·cule, noun un·rid·i·culed, adjectiveWords nearby ridicule
ridgewood,
ridgway,
ridgy,
ridgy-didge,
ridic,
ridicule,
ridiculous,
riding,
riding boot,
riding breeches,
riding crop
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British Dictionary definitions for ridicule
ridicule
/ (ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl) /
noun
language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock; derision
verb
(tr)
to make fun of, mock, or deride
Derived forms of ridicule
ridiculer, nounWord Origin for ridicule
C17: from French, from Latin
rīdiculus, from
rīdēre to laugh