Ridiculer

rid·i·cule  (rd-kyl)

n.

Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter at or feelings toward a person or thing: "I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon" (Dorothy Parker).

tr.v. rid·i·culed, rid·i·cul·ing, rid·i·cules

To expose to ridicule; make fun of.

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[French, from Latin rdiculum, joke, from neuter of rdiculus, laughable; see ridiculous.]

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ridi·culer n.

Synonyms: ridicule, mock, taunt¹, twit, deride
These verbs refer to making another the butt of amusement or mirth. Ridicule implies purposeful disparagement: "My father discouraged me by ridiculing my performances" (Benjamin Franklin).
To mock is to poke fun at someone, often by mimicking and caricaturing speech or actions: "Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort/As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit" (Shakespeare).
Taunt suggests mocking, insulting, or scornful reproach: "taunting him with want of courage to leap into the great pit" (Daniel Defoe).
To twit is to taunt by calling attention to something embarrassing: "The schoolmaster was twitted about the lady who threw him over" (J.M. Barrie).
Deride implies scorn and contempt: "Was all the world in a conspiracy to deride his failure?" (Edith Wharton).

Thesaurus

Noun

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ridiculer - a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm ironist, satirist humorist, humourist - someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way