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Detailed Synonyms for ridicule in English

ridicule:

to ridicule verb (ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing)

  1. to ridicule
    to laugh at; to ridicule; to ironize
    • laugh at verb (laughs at, laughed at, laughing at)
    • ridicule verb (ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing)
    • ironize verb (ironizes, ironized, ironizing)
  2. to ridicule
    to ridicule; to make fun of; to poke fun at
    • ridicule verb (ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing)
    • make fun of verb (makes fun of, made fun of, making fun of)
    • poke fun at verb (pokes fun at, poked fun at, poking fun at)
  3. to ridicule
    to ridicule; to sneer; to make a fool of; to taunt; to scoff at
    • ridicule verb (ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing)
    • sneer verb (sneers, sneered, sneering)
    • make a fool of verb (makes a fool of, made a fool of, making a fool of)
    • taunt verb (taunts, taunted, taunting)
    • scoff at verb (scoffs at, scoffed at, scoffing at)
  4. to ridicule
    – subject to laughter or ridicule 1
    guy; to ridicule; to roast; rib; make fun; to laugh at; blackguard; poke fun; jest at
    – subject to laughter or ridicule 1
    • guy verb
    • ridicule verb (ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing)
      • The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house1
    • roast verb (roasts, roasted, roasting)
      • His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday1
    • rib verb
    • make fun verb
    • laugh at verb (laughs at, laughed at, laughing at)
    • blackguard verb
    • poke fun verb
    • jest at verb

Conjugations for ridicule:

present
  1. ridicule
  2. ridicule
  3. ridicules
  4. ridicule
  5. ridicule
  6. ridicule
simple past
  1. ridiculed
  2. ridiculed
  3. ridiculed
  4. ridiculed
  5. ridiculed
  6. ridiculed
present perfect
  1. have ridiculed
  2. have ridiculed
  3. has ridiculed
  4. have ridiculed
  5. have ridiculed
  6. have ridiculed
past continuous
  1. was ridiculing
  2. were ridiculing
  3. was ridiculing
  4. were ridiculing
  5. were ridiculing
  6. were ridiculing
future
  1. shall ridicule
  2. will ridicule
  3. will ridicule
  4. shall ridicule
  5. will ridicule
  6. will ridicule
continuous present
  1. am ridiculing
  2. are ridiculing
  3. is ridiculing
  4. are ridiculing
  5. are ridiculing
  6. are ridiculing
subjunctive
  1. be ridiculed
  2. be ridiculed
  3. be ridiculed
  4. be ridiculed
  5. be ridiculed
  6. be ridiculed
diverse
  1. ridicule!
  2. let's ridicule!
  3. ridiculed
  4. ridiculing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

ridicule

  1. ridicule
  2. ridicule

ridicule [the ~] noun

  1. the ridicule
    – the act of deriding or treating with contempt 1
    the ridicule; the derision
    – the act of deriding or treating with contempt 1
  2. the ridicule
    – language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate 1
    the ridicule
    – language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate 1

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Related Definitions for "ridicule":

  1. the act of deriding or treating with contempt1
  2. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate1
  3. subject to laughter or ridicule1
    • The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house1