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Noun(1) language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate,the act of deriding or treating with contempt,contemptuous laughter at someone or something(2) language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate(3) the act of deriding or treating with contempt(4) contemptuous laughter at someone or something
Verb(1) subject to laughter or ridicule,make contemptuous fun of something or someone(2) subject to laughter or ridicule(3) make contemptuous fun of something or someone

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(1) he is held up as an object of ridicule(2) A person who snores is often an object of ridicule and causes sleepless nights for others.(3) Instead the media and the powers that be heaped scorn and ridicule upon him.(4) Therefore, if Rousseau were interested in spiritualism, during his lifetime it need not have made him an object of ridicule .(5) But the pro-hunting Countryside Alliance said the demand would bring ridicule on the Government.(6) How do you in practice decide whether some ridicule is reasonable and some ridicule is unreasonable?(7) If it had happened in some third world country, it would have been the object of ridicule from the press here.(8) The law of libel in England is based on whether the plaintiff has suffered hatred, ridicule or contempt.(9) And don't forget how the Eiffel Tower was greeted with ridicule before becoming the great attraction it so surely is.(10) No government likes to have ridicule heaped upon it although this administration seems to mind it less than others.(11) Sheriff William Holligan said Reilly was an object of ridicule and his treatment by officers was unprofessional.(12) Individuals suffering panic attacks often go to great lengths to hide their symptoms because they fear ridicule .(13) That hasn't prevented him becoming the object of ridicule among his peers or the victim of inane questioning about his lifestyle.(14) In this, Jane Austen's last completed work, satire and ridicule take a milder form, and the tone is more grave and tender.(15) Punishment is administered not by burning at the stake but by ridicule and contempt in the media.(16) Others are bullied, either because they are isolated from their peers or because a sick or disabled parent is an easy object of ridicule .
Related Words
(1) to ridicule
Synonyms
Noun
1. mockery
2. derision
3. laughter
4. scorn
6. contempt
15. badinage
17. sarcasm
18. satire
20. ribbing


Verb
24. deride
25. mock
26. laugh at
28. jeer at
29. jibe at
30. sneer at
31. treat with contempt
32. scorn
33. make fun of
34. poke fun at
35. scoff at
36. satirize
37. lampoon
38. burlesque
39. caricature
40. parody
41. tease
42. taunt
43. chaff
44. kid
45. rib
46. josh
47. razz


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

my friends viewed me
as an object of ridicule.

my friends viewed me as an object of RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 6


I'm saving you from\Nthe huge international ridicule�

I'm saving you from
the huge international RIDICULE

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 6


15 years of constant ridicule.

15 years of constant RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 11


Why not? 15 years
of constant ridicule. I think

Why not? 15 years of constant RIDICULE. I think

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 10


If you're not there,
you'll be exposed to ridicule.

If you're not there, you'll be exposed to RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 12


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