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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 [ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl]

n

language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock; derision

vb

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

[from French, from Latin rīdiculus, from rīdēre to laugh]

ridiculer  n

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

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, take the piss (out of) (taboo slang), 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 I admire her for allowing them to ridicule her.

noun

mockery, scorn, derision, laughter, irony, rib, taunting, sneer, satire, jeer, banter, sarcasm, chaff, gibe, raillery He was subjected to public ridicule.

Related words
fear katagelophobia

Translations

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl]

A. N → irrisión f, burla f
to expose sb to public ridicule → exponer a algn a la mofa pública
to hold sth/sb up to ridicule → poner algo/a algn en ridículo
to lay o.s. open to ridicule → exponerse al ridículo

B. VT → dejar or poner en ridículo, ridiculizar

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl]

n → dérision f
to be an object of ridicule → être un objet de risée
She was an object of ridicule with her classmates → Elle était la risée de ses camarades de classe.
to hold sb/sth up to ridicule → tourner qn/qch en ridicule

vt → ridiculiser, tourner en dérision

ridicule

n → Spott m; to hold somebody/something up to ridicule → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen; she’s an object of ridicule → alles macht sich über sie lustig; to become an object of ridicule → der Lächerlichkeit preisgegeben werden

vt → verspotten, verlachen

ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl]

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

2. vt → ridicolizzare

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ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl]

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

2. vt → ridicolizzare