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ridicule

noun verb

the act of deriding or treating with contempt

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Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
ID
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the act of deriding or treating with contempt

noun

  1. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

verb

  1. 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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