Ridicule
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of deriding or treating with contempt
(2) Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
verb
(3) 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"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < .
Adjective
- ridiculous (foolish)
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Etymology
From , from .
Adverb
- laughably, amusingly
- absurdly, ridiculously