ridicule

ridicule
n
1. derision, mockery, mimicry; satire, black humor, lampoon, sarcasm, irony, cynicism; burlesque, travesty, parody, farce, take-off, caricature, skit, squib; raillery, banter, chaff, badinage, persiflage, sport, joke; ribbing, teasing, making fun of, guying, making game of, poking fun at, making a monkey out of; quizzing, joshing, deviling, kidding, razzing; criticizing, roasting; contempt, disdain, scorn, insult, sneer.
2. taunt, jeer, scoff, gibe, flout, gird, fleer, twit, quip, jape, Australian. borak; buffoonery, foolery, practical joke, prank, antic, antics.
v
3. deride, mock, bemock, mimic; satirize, burlesque, parody, lampoon, travesty, caricature, cartoon, do a take-off on, squib; rib, tease, make merry, make fun of, make game of, make sport of, make a monkey out of, poke fun at; guy, laugh at, grin at, rag; josh, devil, kid, razz; taunt, jeer, scoff, gibe, flout, gird, fleer, twit, quip, jape, sneer; criticize, roast, pillory; scorn, insult, Sl. rank out, ride, show up; make a butt of, haze, make a laughingstock of; snicker, snigger, laugh in or up one's sleeve; harass, call names, harry, play tricks on or upon; hoot, hiss; disparage, depreciate, belittle, treat with disrespect, vilipend; humiliate, dishonor, disgrace, shame; cheapen, undervalue, detract from; abuse, revile, malign, vilify, traduce.

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