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RIDICULE definition: 1. unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid: 2. to laugh at someone in…. Learn more.
- RIDICULE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
RIDICULE meaning: 1. unkind words or actions that make...
- RIDICULE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
to laugh at someone in an unkind way: I was ridiculed for...
- RIDICULE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
The meaning of RIDICULE is the act of ridiculing : derision, mockery. How to use ridicule in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ridicule.
Spanish: chotear - poner en ridículo - ridiculizar - chulear - mofa - reír - burlar - escarnecer - escarnio - escarnio público - miedo al ridículo. Synonyms: derision, mockery, scorn, disparagement, taunting, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "ridicule" in the title: hold sb up to ridicule. ridicule.
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.
n. [ uncountable] speech or action intended to cause others to laugh unkindly because of insults; derision: His foolish comments were met with ridicule. v. [ ~ + object] to make fun of: He ridiculed his rivals whenever he could. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ridicule, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
