ridicule

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).

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ridicule

Noun

language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock

Verb

[-culing, -culed]

to make fun of or mock [Latin ridere to laugh]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ridicule - language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect
	2.	ridicule - the act of deriding or treating with contempt derision offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others mock - the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
Verb	1.	ridicule - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, roast bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" lampoon, satirise, satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"

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ridicule

verb 1. laugh at, mock, make fun of, make a fool of, humiliate, taunt, sneer at, parody, caricature, jeer at, scoff at, deride, send up Brit. (informal) lampoon, poke fun at, chaff, take the mickey out of (informal) satirize, pooh-pooh, laugh out of court, make a monkey out of, make someone a laughing stock, laugh to scorn

noun 2. mockery, scorn, derision, laughter, irony, rib, taunting, sneer, satire, jeer, banter, sarcasm, chaff, gibe, raillery

Translations

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] n → irrisión f; burla

vt → poner en ridículo a, burlarse de;

to hold sth/sb up to ridicule → poner algo/a algn en ridículo

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] n → ridicule m; dérision f

vt → ridiculiser, tourner en dérision;

to hold sb/sth up to ridicule → tourner qn/qch en ridicule

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] n → Spott m

vt (person) → verspotten;

(proposal, system etc) → lächerlich machen;

she was the object of ridicule → alle machten sich über sie lustig

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] n → ridicolo

vt → mettere in ridicolo;

to hold sb/sth up to ridicule → mettere in ridicolo qn/qc