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ridicule
noun
verb
The act of deriding or treating with contempt
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noun
The act of deriding or treating with contempt
noun
Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
verb
Subject to laughter or ridicule
“The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”
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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
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