ridicule
noun
speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
ridiculed
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past participleof ridicule.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ridicule.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ridiculenounspeech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
Example Sentences
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They had transformed themselves from the ridiculed Clip Joint to a top-shelf NBA organization, but they now have been affixed with a scarlet eight letters that will follow them forever: cheaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg even made it a point to ride his bike to work, a choice that Trump ridiculed.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Arday’s friend and former colleague, told the BBC on Saturday that he saw Arday’s mental health worsen as he was ridiculed in the press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
As to those analogues: Jackson ridiculed Alito’s refusal to acknowledge that they show how “states routinely required affirmative consent for armed carry onto private property” at the founding.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
This is the only answer I can give, to anything, that will not be ridiculed or questioned.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
