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ridicule::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | derision |
| Type of | offense, offensive activity, offence, discourtesy |
| Has types | mock |
| Derivation | ridiculous |
ridicule::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | discourtesy, disrespect |
| Derivation | ridiculous |
Examples of ridicule
ridicule
It is a life which condemns you to mockery, ridicule, persecution and isolation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Otherwise, all his backers will have toiled on the heap of ridicule for nothing.
From the guardian.co.uk
The international ridicule of his appearance is thus as unfair as it is tedious.
From the theatlantic.com
The real danger for the government is that it is becoming an object of ridicule.
From the economist.com
A few months back I lashed out at him in this column with heavy-handed ridicule.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It also invited ridicule when he wasn't able to live up to his own expectations.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He has also seen chairmen heap down ridicule upon themselves and a reeling club.
From the guardian.co.uk
In this affecting debut novel, he describes ridicule endured and kindness found.
From the sfgate.com
As Marge Schott once stated, to general ridicule, all scouts do are watch games.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- Subject to laughter or ridicule; "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"
- Derision: the act of deriding or treating with contempt
- Ridicule is a 1996 French film set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles, where social status can rise and fall based on one's ability to mete out witty insults and avoid ridicule oneself. ...
- The Japanese animation television series Death Note, is based on the manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ...
- (Ridiculing) Appeal to ridicule, also called appeal to mockery, the Horse Laugh, or reductio ad ridiculum (Latin: "reduction to the ridiculous"), is a logical fallacy which presents the opponent's argument in a way that appears ridiculous, often to the extent of creating a straw man of the ...
- Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour; to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
- From France, directed by Patrice Leconte
- Use of monstrous representation. See Pope, 'Sporus' from Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot.
