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ridiculenoun the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or somethingthe early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule derision, mockery, sport contempt, disdain, scornbelittlement, deprecation, disparagementcatcall, insult, put-downlaughter, snickeringburlesque, caricature, mimicry, pasquinade, satire applause, approval, commendation, praise ridiculeverbto make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughterthe term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion deride, gibe(or jibe), jeer, laugh (at), mock, scout, shoot down, skewer scoff (at), scorn, sneer (at)bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh(also pooh), put downchaff, jive, josh, kid, quiz, rally, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twitbait, barrack(chiefly British), bug, catcall, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, needle, pester, rag, target, taunt, tormentape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, lampoon, mimic, parody, parrot, pillory, satirize, take off (on), travesty cock a snook (at)also cock snooks (at), make fun of, make sport of, poke fun at, rag on applaud, approve, commend, endorse(also indorse), sanction v.ridicule, deride, mock, taunt mean to make an object of laughter of.ridicule implies a deliberate often malicious belittling.consistently ridiculed everything she said deride suggests contemptuous and often bitter ridicule.derided their efforts to start their own business mock implies scorn often ironically expressed as by mimicry or sham deference.youngsters began to mock the helpless wino taunt suggests jeeringly provoking insult or challenge.hometown fans taunted the visiting team in 1675 |