Ridicule - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the act of deriding or treating with contempt (syn: derision)
verb
Extra examples
She didn't show anyone her artwork for fear of ridicule.
...the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule...
The other kids ridiculed him for the way he dressed.
They ridiculed all of her suggestions.
This tale, ridiculed by most, was yet believed by some.
The government's proposals were held up to ridicule (=suffered ridicule) by opposition ministers.
He had become an object of ridicule among the other teachers.
At the time, his ideas were ridiculed.
The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
The expression “to make fun of” means “to ridicule.”
He risks exposure to ridicule by saying such things in public.
...at the time, any woman venturous enough to want to be an astronaut faced ridicule...
A man will face almost anything rather than possible ridicule.
By doing that, he laid himself open to ridicule.
She feared becoming an object of ridicule.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: ridicule
he/she/it: ridicules
present participle: ridiculing
past tense: ridiculed
past participle: ridiculed
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