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ridicule
[ rid-i-kyool ]
noun
- speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to deride; make fun of.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
ridicule
/ ˈɪɪˌː /
noun
- language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock; derision
verb
- tr to make fun of, mock, or deride
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱ˌܱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- i·ܱe noun
- -i·ܱ noun
- ܲ·i·ܱ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ridicule1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Karol Nawrocki has been widely ridiculed after it emerged that several years ago, he donned a disguise to praise his own book on TV.
Mayonnaise, with its thick, creamy opacity, has long been the subject of ridicule.
The top security adviser has said he has asked Elon Musk, tech billionaire and the White House's government efficiency czar, to investigate how the mistake happened - a move that was ridiculed by Goldberg.
When she told senators she had grown up on a family farm, it brought swift ridicule from Filipinos who said she was too glamorous for the countryside.
A tweet ridiculing the president could land you in a cell.
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