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ridicule

verb

/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/

Meaning

To make fun of someone or something in a cruel or dismissive way.

He was ridiculed for his strange ideas.

hold up to ridicule

mock, deride, taunt, scorn, jeer

praise, admire, respect

face ridicule, subject to ridicule, ridicule someone

to continue firmly in an action or opinion despite difficulty or opposition

To bury a dead body in the ground.

To make something old-fashioned or obsolete.

to take control of something or someone by force

To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe or more bearable.

to grip firmly; to understand something