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ridicule
[ rid-i-kyool ]
ridicule
/ ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl /
noun
- language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock; derision
verb
- tr to make fun of, mock, or deride
Derived Forms
- ˈridiˌculer, noun
Other Words From
- ridi·culer noun
- self-ridi·cule noun
- un·ridi·culed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ridicule1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They focused largely on their own great plans and limited their attention to Trump to ridiculing him.
Many took to social media to ridicule the new Dwyane Wade statue.
It made it illegal to "write, send, or share any information through a computer, which is likely to ridicule, degrade, or demean another person, group of persons, a tribe, an ethnicity, a religion or gender".
If true, his comments only add to the ridicule.
In addition to pressuring the agency to pursue certain investigations and not others, and ridiculing his Justice Department leaders and Mueller, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey amid the Russia investigation.
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