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ridicule

/ ridicule /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
Type of:
disrespect discourtesy
Derived:
roast guy blackguard laugh at jest at
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
mock bemock
Kinds of:
tease satirize satirise lampoon debunk
Derived:
rib tease teasing ribbing knock
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Type of:
discourtesy offense offence
Kinds of:
mock
Derived:
roast guy blackguard laugh at jest at
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
21
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disrespect discourtesy mock bemock tease satirize satirise lampoon debunk offense offence