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ridicule
('r/I/d/@/,k/j//u/l )

adjective (a)

  • Ridiculous.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of deriding or treating with contempt(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    derision
    source: wordnet30
  • An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • subject to laughter or ridicule(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house.
    Synonym:
    blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, roast
    source: wordnet30
  • To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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