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ridicule

[rid-i-kyool]

noun

  1. speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.

    Synonyms: , , , ,


verb (used with object)

ridiculed, ridiculing 
  1. to deride; make fun of.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

ridicule

/ ˈɪɪˌː /

noun

  1. language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock; derision

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make fun of, mock, or deride

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ridiculer noun
  • self-ridicule noun
  • unridiculed adjective
  • ˈ徱ˌܱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ridicule1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Latin ī徱ܱܳ “a joke,” equivalent to īŧ “to laugh” + -i- -i- + -culum -cule 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ridicule1

C17: from French, from Latin ī徱ܱܲ , from īŧ to laugh
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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

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It used the ridicule thrown at him as proof to other supporters that elites hated people like them.

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It initially generated ridicule from users who posted some of the odd responses they received, as when it advised one user that non-toxic glue could help make cheese stick to pizza.

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Wednesday's final gives both clubs the chance to end a season of defeat and ridicule by nabbing a place in next season's Champions League.

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Nevertheless, when people have gone beyond inventing new names and used satire and forms of art to ridicule the president, there has been a negative reaction from officials.

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But Smith also said that “if, in our society, a person who doesn't have a linen shirt cannot go about in public life without facing shame and ridicule, that's a basic necessity,” Liu said.

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