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1 ridiculous
[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) fáránlegur- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) háð, aðhlátur
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ridicule — ► NOUN ▪ mockery or derision. ► VERB ▪ make fun of; mock … English terms dictionary
ridicule — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public VERB + RIDICULE ▪ attract (esp. BrE), receive ▪ expose sb/sth to, hold sb/sth up to, treat sb/sth with … Collocations dictionary
ridicule — I noun buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, contempt, derision, derisiveness, disdain, disparagement, disrespect, game, gibe, jeer, lampoonery, ludicrous representation, mimicry, mockery, pasquinade, raillery, ridiculum, sarcasm, satire,… … Law dictionary
ridicule — noun mockery or derision. verb subject to ridicule. Origin C17: from Fr., or from L. ridiculum, neut. (used asnoun) of ridiculus laughable , from ridere to laugh … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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 — 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 — I. noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin ridiculum jest Date: 1690 the act of ridiculing ; derision, mockery II. transitive verb ( culed; culing) Date: circa 1700 to make fun of • ridiculer … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — /ˈrɪdəkjul / (say riduhkyoohl) noun 1. words or actions intended to excite contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. –verb (t) (ridiculed, ridiculing) 2. to deride; make fun of. –phrase 3. object of ridicule, a person treated with… …
ridicule — 1. noun she was subjected to ridicule Syn: mockery, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, contempt, jeering, sneering, sneers, jibes, jibing, teasing, taunts, taunting, badinage, chaffing, sarcasm, satire; informal kidding … Thesaurus of popular words