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| NOUN | 1 | ridicule | Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate |
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| 2 | ridicule, derision | The act of deriding or treating with contempt | |
| VERB | 1 | ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | Subject to laughter or ridicule |
| Sounds | rih'dahkyuw.l |
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| Rhymes | Blackpool, Boole, boule, and 43 more rhymes in uwl... |
| Meaning | Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate. |
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| Broader | disrespect, discourtesy |
| Adjectives | ridiculous; ridiculous |
| Verbs | ridicule |
| Meaning | The act of deriding or treating with contempt. |
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| Synonyms | derision |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity |
| Narrower | mock |
| Adjectives | ridiculous; ridiculous |
| Verbs | ridicule |
| Meaning | Subject to laughter or ridicule. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house" |
| Synonyms | roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun |
| Broader | mock, bemock |
| Narrower | tease; satirize, satirise, lampoon; debunk, expose; stultify |
| Nouns | ridicule; ridicule; ridiculer |
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