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11ridicule — /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… …
12Ridicule — Rid i*cule, n. [F. ridicule, L. ridiculum a jest, fr. ridiculus. See {Ridiculous}.] 1. An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter. [1913 Webster] [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made him the… …
13ridicule — [rid′i kyo͞ol΄] n. [Fr < L ridiculum, a jest, laughable (thing), neut. of ridiculus, laughable, comical < ridere, to laugh < IE * wrizd , to avert the face (> Sans vrīda, embarrassment) < base * wer , to turn] 1. a) the act of… …
14ridicule — vb Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt, twit, rally are comparable when they mean to make a person or thing the object of laughter. Ridicule implies deliberate and often malicious belittling of the person or thing ridiculed {the old State religion… …
15ridicule — 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 …
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18poke fun at — MOCK, make fun of, ridicule, laugh at, jeer at, sneer at, deride, scorn, scoff at, pillory, lampoon, tease, taunt, rag, chaff, jibe at; informal send up, take the mickey out of, kid, rib; Brit. informal wind up; N. Amer. informal goof on, rag on; …
19sport(s) — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. athletics recreation, pastime, diversion, competitive activity, contest, competition, game, play, amusement, entertainment. War minus the shooting. George Orwell. see baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing,… …
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