ridicule
verb/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ridicule | /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ |
| he / she / it ridicules | /ˈrɪdɪkjuːlz/ /ˈrɪdɪkjuːlz/ |
| past simple ridiculed | /ˈrɪdɪkjuːld/ /ˈrɪdɪkjuːld/ |
| past participle ridiculed | /ˈrɪdɪkjuːld/ /ˈrɪdɪkjuːld/ |
| -ing form ridiculing | /ˈrɪdɪkjuːlɪŋ/ /ˈrɪdɪkjuːlɪŋ/ |
- ridicule somebody/something to make somebody/something look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way
- They ridicule the president as a man who has lost control of events.
- At first, his theory was ridiculed and dismissed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- She suspected him of trying to ridicule her.
- She was mercilessly ridiculed in the press for suggesting this.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin ridiculum, neuter (used as a noun) of ridiculus ‘laughable’, from ridere ‘to laugh’.Want to learn more?
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