ridicule something

См. также в других словарях:

• ridicule — [rid′i kyo͞ol΄] n. [Fr < L ridiculum, a jest, laughable (thing), neut. of ridiculus, laughable, comical < ridere, to laugh < IE * wrizd , to avert the face (> Sans vrīda, embarrassment) < base * wer , to turn] 1. a) the act of… …   English World dictionary

• ridicule — [n] contemptuous laughter at someone or something badinage, banter, buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, comeback, contempt, derision, dig*, disdain, disparagement, farce, foolery, gibe, irony, jab*, jeer, laughter, leer, mockery, mordancy,… …   New thesaurus

• ridicule — vb Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt, twit, rally are comparable when they mean to make a person or thing the object of laughter. Ridicule implies deliberate and often malicious belittling of the person or thing ridiculed {the old State religion… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• ridicule — I UK [ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl] / US [ˈrɪdɪˌkjul] verb [transitive] Word forms ridicule : present tense I/you/we/they ridicule he/she/it ridicules present participle ridiculing past tense ridiculed past participle ridiculed to try to make someone or something …   English dictionary

• ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ rıdı,kjul ] noun uncount remarks or behavior intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way: The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped. object of ridicule (=someone or something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ˈrıdıkju:l] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin ridiculum something funny , from ridere to laugh ] unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid ▪ the ridicule of his peers ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ridicule — [[t]rɪ̱dɪkjuːl[/t]] ridicules, ridiculing, ridiculed 1) VERB If you ridicule someone or ridicule their ideas or beliefs, you make fun of them in an unkind way. [V n] I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking… …   English dictionary

• ridicule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Derision Nouns 1. ridicule, derision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage. See contempt. 2. parody, burlesque, travesty, farce, caricature, camp; buffoonery,… …   English dictionary for students

• ridicule — 1 noun (U) unkind laughter or remarks intended to make someone or something seem stupid: He used his acute brain and mischievous wit to ridicule Tory MPs. | be held up to ridicule (=be publicly made to look stupid): In The Lord of the Flies ,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ridicule — ridiculer, n. /rid i kyoohl /, n., v., ridiculed, ridiculing. n. 1. speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. v.t. 2. to deride; make fun of. [1665 75; < L ridiculum a joke, equiv. to rid(ere) to… …   Universalium

• ridicule — rid•i•cule [[t]ˈrɪd ɪˌkyul[/t]] n. v. culed, cul•ing 1) speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter; derision 2) cvb to make fun of • Etymology: 1665–75; < L rīdiculum a joke < rīdēre to laugh rid′i•cul er, n. syn: ridicule,… …   From formal English to slang