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English noun: ridicule

1. ridicule (communication) language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate


Broader (hypernym)discourtesy, disrespect

2. ridicule (act) the act of deriding or treating with contempt


Synonymsderision


Broader (hypernym)discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity


Narrower (hyponym)mock


English verb: ridicule

1. ridicule (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule


SamplesThe 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.


Synonymsblackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, roast


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)bemock, mock


Narrower (hyponym)debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease









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