| NOUN | communication | ridicule | language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | ridicule, derision | the act of deriding or treating with contempt / contempt | |
| VERB | communication | ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| Sounds | rih'dahkyuw.l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... | |
| Meaning | language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | disrespect, discourtesy | An expression / expression of lack of respect |
| Adjectives | ridiculous | broadly or extravagantly humorous |
| Verbs | ridicule | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| Meaning | The act of deriding or treating with contempt / contempt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | derision | |
| Narrower | mock | The act of mocking or ridiculing |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity | A lack of politeness |
| Spanish | irrisión | |
| Adjectives | ridiculous | inspiring scornful pity |
| Verbs | ridicule | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| Meaning | subject to laughter or ridicule. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house" | |
| Synonyms | roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | |
| Narrower | debunk, expose | expose while ridiculing |
| satirize, satirise, lampoon | ridicule with satire | |
| stultify | Cause to appear foolish | |
| tease | mock or make fun of playfully | |
| Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
| Spanish | burla, ridiculizar | |
| Catalan | ridiculitzar | |
| Nouns | ridicule | the act of deriding or treating with contempt / contempt |
| ridicule | language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate | |
| ridiculer | a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm | |
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