Definition of 'ridicule'

Noun

1. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
2. the act of deriding or treating with contempt
      Synonyms: derision

Verb

1. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
      Synonyms: roast guy blackguard laugh at jest at rib make fun poke fun

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