26984 words

ridicule

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid:

Examples:

She was treated with scorn and ridicule by her colleagues when she applied for the job.
He's become an object of ridicule (= a person that everyone thinks is stupid and criticizes or laughs at).
2
to laugh at someone in an unkind way:

Examples:

She rarely spoke her mind out of fear of being ridiculed.
He was ridiculed for his ideas.
3
words or actions that make someone or something seem foolish or stupid:

Examples:

He was an unhappy figure of ridicule, not a figure of fun, among his colleagues.
4
to laugh at someone or something in an unkind way:

Examples:

She was ridiculed for her old-fashioned ideas.

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