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| rid·i·cule [ ríddi kyl ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle rid·i·culed, present participle rid·i·cul·ing, 3rd person present singular rid·i·cules) |
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mock: to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something in a contemptuous way
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mocking laughter, behavior, or comments: mocking laughter, mimicry, or comments intended to make fun of somebody in a contemptuous way
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| [Late 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin ridiculum "joke" < ridiculus (see ridiculous)] |
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ridicule, deride, laugh, mock, make fun of, send up
CORE MEANING: to belittle somebody or something by making them appear ridiculous
ridicule to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something in a contemptuous way;
 His feat has been ridiculed by reporters, who question whether he really swam most of the way or actually came aboard his support boat.
deride to show contempt for somebody or something;
Critics have derided his recent works, but he still commands huge advances.
laugh to make scornful fun of somebody or something;
He laughed at our old-fashioned journalistic methods and called our newspapers "country sheets."
mock to treat somebody or something with scorn or contempt;
The emcee delights in mocking her narcissistic celebrity guests.
make fun of to make somebody or something appear ridiculous;
The children made fun of his shoes.
send up (informal) to make somebody or something appear ridiculous by humorous imitation;
We'd mercilessly send up Dad's complete incompetence with tools. |
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