ridicule
speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
to deride; make fun of.
Origin of ridicule
1synonym study For ridicule
Other words for ridicule
Opposites for ridicule
Other words from ridicule
- rid·i·cul·er, noun
- self-rid·i·cule, noun
- un·rid·i·culed, adjective
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How to use ridicule in a sentence
Charlie ridiculed my faith and culture and I died defending his right to do so.
Memes that ridiculed political leaders and the Hong Kong Police Force shot through fiber optic cables at light speed.
Statistician Nate Silver, who is white, was widely ridiculed for tweeting about his experience of being briefly locked up.
Every time a victim comes forward and is shamed, judged, or ridiculed, I remember what it felt like to not be believed.
At best you might be tolerated and ignored, often compartmentalized as “geeks” or “freaks”; and at worst you are openly ridiculed.
He was quite unconscious of the fact that his friends ridiculed him, predicting all sorts of misfortunes.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandHe wrote also for the stage with some success, although his performances were ridiculed by Pope.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIt is very likely that the Emperor Kamhi ridiculed this notion as well as Fontenelle.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)The comic poets ridiculed pretension, arrogance, quackery, and lies.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThis inelegant jeu de theatre is severely ridiculed in the "Rehearsal."
The Works Of John Dryden, Volume 4 (of 18) | John Dryden
British Dictionary definitions for ridicule
/ (ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl) /
language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock; derision
(tr) to make fun of, mock, or deride
Origin of ridicule
1Derived forms of ridicule
- ridiculer, noun
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