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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 | ||
| Synonyms | derision | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mock | ||
English verb: ridicule | |||
| 1. | ridicule (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, roast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease | ||
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