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- Dictionaryrid·i·cule/ˈridəˌkyo͞ol/
noun
- 1. the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior: "he is held up as an object of ridicule"
verb
- 1. subject (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior: "his theory was ridiculed and dismissed"
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Learn the meaning of ridicule as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Ridicule is the act of making fun of someone or something, often maliciously or contemptuously.
Ridicule is the act of making fun of someone or something in a cruel or unkind way. Learn how to use this word in sentences, find related words and phrases, and see translations in different languages.
To ridicule is to make fun of, either sportively and good-humoredly, or unkindly with the intention of humiliating: to ridicule a pretentious person. To deride is to assail one with scornful laughter: to deride a statement of belief.
Ridicule is the act of making fun of someone or something in an unkind way, or the words or actions that do this. Learn how to use ridicule as a verb or a noun, and see synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.
When you ridicule someone, you mock or make fun of them. They become the object of your ridicule or mockery. Your bad behavior might bring ridicule on your parents, who raised you to know better.
Ridicule is the act or words of making fun of someone or something in a derisive or contemptuous way. Learn the synonyms, usage, and origin of this word from various dictionaries and sources.
Ridicule is unkind comments that make fun of somebody/something or make them look silly. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see pictures and pronunciation, and find synonyms and related words.
