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The meaning of RIDICULE is the act of ridiculing : derision, mockery. How to use ridicule in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ridicule.
Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt imply making game of a person, usually in an unkind, jeering way. To ridicule is to make fun of, either sportively and good-humoredly, or unkindly with the intention of humiliating: to ridicule a pretentious person.
Check pronunciation: ridicule. Definition of ridicule verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ridicule. noun. /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ [uncountable] unkind comments that make fun of somebody/something or make them look silly synonym mockery. She is an object of ridicule in the tabloid newspapers. to hold somebody up to ridicule (= make fun of somebody publicly) Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
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. The word ridicule is related to ridiculous. If you ridicule a friend, you try to make them look ridiculous. But now that isn't very friendly!
