Ridicule has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
2
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
3
derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour
4
A small woman's handbag; a reticule.
Verb
1
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"
2
to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
Adjective
Example Sentences
"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"
verb
"The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"
verb
"His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
verb
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