Associations to the word «Ridicule»
Noun
- Satire
- Absurdity
- Contempt
- Caricature
- Mockery
- Scorn
- Voltaire
- Folly
- Pretension
- Parody
- Farce
- Jest
- Dryden
- Stupidity
- Classmate
- Insult
- Vanity
- Bourgeois
- Ignorance
- Superstition
- Joke
- Courtier
- Blasphemy
- Wit
- Shortcoming
- Lucian
- Homosexual
- Contemporary
- Butt
- Assertion
- Laughter
- Buckingham
- Humour
- Criticism
- Rejection
- Prejudice
- Dramatist
- Horace
- Sentiment
- Sarcasm
- Peer
- Laugh
- Opponent
- Puritan
- Fear
- Censure
- Argument
- Manner
- Habit
- Sneer
- Expose
- Virtue
- Remark
- Sect
- Humiliation
- Reproach
- Extravagance
- Exaggeration
- Mirth
- Dread
- Disgrace
- Ridicule
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
RIDICULE, verb. (transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
RIDICULE, noun. Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour
RIDICULE, noun. An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
RIDICULE, noun. The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
RIDICULE, adjective. (obsolete) ridiculous
Dictionary definition
RIDICULE, noun. Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate.
RIDICULE, noun. The act of deriding or treating with contempt.
RIDICULE, verb. 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".
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.