ridicule

C2+ Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ UK /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
mockery or derision; (verb) to make fun of contemptuously

His radical theory was met with ridicule by his colleagues.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · mockery or derision; (verb)... mockery derision scorn mock deride taunt jeer

Opposites

praise respect honor laud

Word family

Derived forms ridiculedridiculingridiculer

Related forms ridiculous ridiculosity deride derision

Etymology

From French ridicule, from Latin ridiculum ('a joke, laughing matter'), neuter of ridiculus ('laughable'), from ridere ('to laugh').

ridiculum Latin ridere Latin

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Topics

Entertainment & Leisure

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# ridicule

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/

## Meanings
1. mockery or derision; (verb) to make fun of contemptuously

## Examples
- His radical theory was met with ridicule by his colleagues.

## Synonyms
- mockery
- derision
- scorn
- mock
- deride
- taunt
- jeer

## Antonyms
- praise
- respect
- honor
- laud

## Derived Forms
- ridiculed
- ridiculing
- ridiculer

## Related Forms
- ridiculous
- ridiculosity
- deride
- derision

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ridiculum
- Root: ridere

## Etymology
From French ridicule, from Latin ridiculum ('a joke, laughing matter'), neuter of ridiculus ('laughable'), from ridere ('to laugh').

## AI Etymology
Ridicule is from French ridicule, from Latin ridiculum ('a joke, laughing matter'), neuter of ridiculus ('laughable'), from ridere ('to laugh'). In present-day use, it means mockery or derision; (verb) to make fun of contemptuously. Derived formations include ridiculed, ridiculing, and ridiculer. Related vocabulary includes ridiculous, ridiculosity, deride, and derision.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure

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