Meaning & Definition of Ridicule in English
English⟶
Ridicule
/rɪdəkjul/
noun
1. Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
synonym:
- ridicule
2. The act of deriding or treating with contempt
synonym:
- derision,
- ridicule
verb
1. Subject to laughter or ridicule
- "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"
- "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"
- "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
synonym:
- ridicule,
- roast,
- guy,
- blackguard,
- laugh at,
- jest at,
- rib,
- make fun,
- poke fun
Examples of using
He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.