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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rid•i•cule /ˈrɪdɪˌkyul/USA pronunciation n., v., -culed, -cul•ing. n. [uncountable] - speech or action intended to cause others to laugh unkindly because of insults;
derision:His foolish comments were met with ridicule.
v. [~ + object] - to make fun of:He ridiculed his rivals whenever he could.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rid•i•cule (rid′i kyo̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation n., v., -culed, -cul•ing. n. - speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing;
derision.
v.t. - to deride;
make fun of.
- Latin rīdiculum a joke, equivalent. to rīd(ēre) to laugh + -i- -i- + -culum -cule2
- 1665–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mockery, raillery, sarcasm, satire, irony.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged banter, chaff, rally, twit, burlesque, satirize, lampoon. Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt imply making game of a person, usually in an unkind, jeering way. To ridicule is to make fun of, either sportively and good-humoredly, or unkindly with the intention of humiliating:to ridicule a pretentious person.To deride is to assail one with scornful laughter:to deride a statement of belief.To mock is sometimes playfully, sometimes insultingly, to imitate and caricature the appearance or actions of another:She mocked the seriousness of his expression.To taunt is to call attention to something annoying or humiliating, usually maliciously and exultingly and often in the presence of others:to taunt a candidate about his defeat in an election.
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