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ridicule

1 of 2

noun

rid·​i·​cule ˈri-də-ˌkyül How to pronounce ridicule (audio)
: the act of ridiculing : derision, mockery

ridicule

2 of 2

verb

ridiculed; ridiculing

transitive verb

: to make fun of
ridiculer noun
Choose the Right Synonym for ridicule

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

Example Sentences

Noun She didn't show anyone her artwork for fear of ridicule. the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule Verb The other kids ridiculed him for the way he dressed. They ridiculed all of her suggestions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The scramble produced a range of reports — sloppy and incomplete, for the most part — that amplified the nonevent and, yes, exposed Sandmann to ridicule. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 The clip went viral in conservative circles, with the Republican Party and GOP members of Congress joining in to ridicule Harris. Rick Rouan, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Many in Pakistan took to social media to ridicule Iqbal’s plea, saying cutting tea consumption would do little to ease the country’s economic woes. Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 June 2022 Would students be seen by peers going into treatment, exposing them to ridicule and stigma? New York Times, 5 June 2022 USA Cycling got rid of Category 5 and introduced voluntary upgrades, which meant all those lofty Cat 4s no longer had anybody to ridicule. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 2 June 2022 Mockumentaries offer up their subjects for ridicule as a rule. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022 In Washington, Trump came in for withering ridicule after the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Trump’s White House chief of staff, about his toddler-like rages and repeated smashing of the White House crockery. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 30 June 2022 In the first round of the NBA Playoffs, an FS1 sports television personality picked the Phoenix Suns to lose in seven games to the New Orleans Pelicans, prompting a lot of ridicule for his opinion. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2022
Verb
The account's posts often ridicule left-wing stances on transgenderism, education and other topics. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022 The postings linked to Facebook and other personal accounts and compounded the bullying and abuse by urging the site's followers to mock and ridicule those featured. Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 July 2022 Two message threads between the woman and her male cousin seemed to ridicule Bauer. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021 Comedian Stephen Colbert seized on the news out of the House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol to ridicule the Wisconsin Republican. Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2022 Here Duncan summarizes several literary skirmishes that took place in the late 1600s and early 1700s in which a writer created an index to a rival’s work in order to satirize or ridicule it. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2022 Zelensky was quick to ridicule the Russian leader’s claims. James Hookway, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 Don’t ridicule your congregants’ doubts or questions. The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022 None of this is to ridicule Putin’s account of Russian history. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French or Latin; French, from Latin ridiculum jest

First Known Use

Noun

1675, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1680, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridicule was in 1675

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