Ridicule — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

the act of deriding or treating with contempt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rib roast laugh at derision make fun guy poke fun jest at blackguard

Parts of Speech

noun	language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
noun	the act of deriding or treating with contempt
verb	subject to laughter or ridicule “The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”

Word Forms

ridiculous	adjective	broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridicule	verb	subject to laughter or ridicule
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt
ridicule	noun	the act of deriding or treating with contempt
ridiculer	noun	a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
roast	noun	negative criticism
rib	noun	a teasing remark
ribbing	noun	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spott

Sprache oder Verhalten, die darauf abzielen, sich zu verspotten oder zu demütigen

🇪🇸Spanish

ridículo

Lenguaje o comportamiento destinado a burlarse o humillarse.

🇮🇹Italian

ridicolo

linguaggio o comportamento inteso a deridere o umiliare

🇳🇱Dutch

spot

taalgebruik of gedrag dat bedoeld is om te bespotten of te vernederen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ridículo

linguagem ou comportamento destinado a zombar ou humilhar

🇷🇺Russian

насмешка

язык или поведение, направленные на высмеивание или унижение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपहास

ऐसी भाषा या व्यवहार जिसका उद्देश्य उपहास करना या अपमानित करना हो

🇧🇩Bengali

উপহাস

উপহাস বা অপমান করার উদ্দেশ্যে ভাষা বা আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கிண்டல்

கேலி அல்லது அவமானப்படுத்தும் நோக்கில் மொழி அல்லது நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

అపహాస్యం

ఎగతాళి చేయడానికి లేదా అవమానించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన భాష లేదా ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

उपहास

उपहास किंवा अपमान करण्याच्या हेतूने भाषा किंवा वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપહાસ

ઉપહાસ અથવા અપમાન કરવાના હેતુથી ભાષા અથવા વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ

ಭಾಷೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാസം

പരിഹസിക്കാനോ അപമാനിക്കാനോ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഭാഷ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਖੌਲ

ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦਾ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

طنز

زبان یا سلوک جس کا مقصد مذاق یا تذلیل کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘲笑

旨在嘲笑或羞辱的语言或行为

🇯🇵Japanese

嘲笑する

嘲笑または屈辱を意図した言語または行動

🇰🇷Korean

조소

조롱하거나 굴욕감을 주기 위한 언어나 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chế nhạo

ngôn ngữ hoặc hành vi nhằm mục đích chế giễu hoặc làm nhục

🇹🇭Thai

เยาะเย้ย

ภาษาหรือพฤติกรรมที่มีเจตนาเยาะเย้ยหรือทำให้อับอาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

ejekan

bahasa atau perilaku yang dimaksudkan untuk mengejek atau mempermalukan

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungutya

wika o pag-uugali na nilayon upang kutyain o hiyain

🇲🇾Malay

ejekan

bahasa atau tingkah laku yang bertujuan untuk mengejek atau mengaibkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السخرية

لغة أو سلوك يهدف إلى السخرية أو الإذلال

🇮🇷Persian

تمسخر

زبان یا رفتاری که قصد تمسخر یا تحقیر دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

alay

Alay etmeyi veya aşağılamayı amaçlayan dil veya davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעַג

שפה או התנהגות שנועדו ללעוג או להשפיל

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The primary meaning of 'ridicule' is 'language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate'.

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Using 'ridicule' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ridicule' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ridicule' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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