ridiculenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈrɪd.ɪ.kjuːl/us/ˈrɪd.ə.kjuːl/unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid:
She was treated with scorn and ridicule by her colleagues when she applied for the job.
He's become an object of ridicule (= a person that everyone thinks is stupid and criticizes or laughs at).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mocking and taunting
- burlesque
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- fun
- haze
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic
- mock
- mockery
- mocking
- parody
- scoff
- send
- send sb/sth up
- send-up
- take off
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Idiom(s)
hold sb/sth up to ridicule
lay yourself open to ridicule
ridiculeverb [ T ]
uk/ˈrɪd.ɪ.kjuːl/us/ˈrɪd.ə.kjuːl/to laugh at someone in an unkind way:
She rarely spoke her mind out of fear of being ridiculed.
He was ridiculed for his ideas.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mocking and taunting
- burlesque
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- fun
- haze
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic
- mock
- mockery
- mocking
- parody
- scoff
- send
- send sb/sth up
- send-up
- take off
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