What is the meaning of ridicule?

noun

  • Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate.
  • The act of deriding or treating with contempt.

verb

  • Subject to laughter or ridicule.
    • usage: "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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