Definitions for ridicule
ˈrɪd ɪˌkyulridicule

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. ridiculenoun

   language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

2. derision, ridiculeverb

   the act of deriding or treating with contempt

3. ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke funverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. ridiculenoun

   derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour

2. ridiculeverb

   to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of

   His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.

3. ridiculeadjective

   ridiculous

   This action became so ridicule. uE000116473uE001 Aubrey.

4. Etymology: From ridiculus, from ridere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RIDICULEnoun

   Wit of that species that provokes laughter.

   Etymology: ridicule, Fr. ridiculum, Lat.

   Sacred to ridicule his whole life long,
   And the sad burthen of some merry song. Alexander Pope.

   Touch’d and sham’d by ridicule alone. Alexander Pope.

   Those, who aim at ridicule,
   Should fix upon some certain rule,
   Which fairly hints they are in jest. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

2. To Ridiculeverb

   To expose to laughter; to treat with contemptuous merriment.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I wish the vein of ridiculing all that is serious and good may have no worse effect upon our state, than knight errantry had on theirs. William Temple.

   He often took a pleasure to appear ignorant, that he might the better turn to ridicule those that valued themselves on their books. Joseph Addison, on Medals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ridicule

   Mockery or mocking is the act of insulting or making light of a person or other thing, sometimes merely by taunting, but often by making a caricature, purporting to engage in imitation in a way that highlights unflattering characteristics. Mockery can be done in a lighthearted and gentle way, but can also be cruel and hateful, such that it "conjures images of corrosion, deliberate degradation, even subversion; thus, 'to laugh at in contempt, to make sport of' (OED)". Mockery appears to be unique to humans, and serves a number of psychological functions, such as reducing the perceived imbalance of power between authority figures and common people. Examples of mockery can be found in literature and the arts.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ridicule

   Ridicule is the act of making fun or mocking someone or something in a contemptuous, derisive or scornful manner, often to belittle, demean or provoke laughter or amusement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ridiculenoun

   an object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter

2. Ridiculenoun

   remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision

3. Ridiculenoun

   quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness

4. Ridiculeverb

   to laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting

5. Ridiculeadjective

   ridiculous

6. Etymology: [F.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ridicule

   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 story examines the social injustices of late 18th century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ridicule

   rid′i-kūl, n. wit exposing one to laughter: derision: mockery.—v.t. to laugh at: to expose to merriment: to deride: to mock.—n. Rid′i cūler.—v.t. Ridic′ūlise.—n. Ridicūlos′ity.—adj. Ridic′ūlous, deserving or exciting ridicule: absurd: (obs.) outrageous.—adv. Ridic′ūlously.—n. Ridic′ūlousness. [L. ridiculus—ridēre, to laugh.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ridicule in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ridicule in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ridicule in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Isaac:

   I am not anti-vax. I’m not anti-medicine. I’m not anti-science. I didn’t come to my current vaccination status by studying Black history or watching Donald Trump press conferences. I have nothing but the utmost respect for every healthcare worker and person in Orlando and all across the world that have worked tirelessly to keep us safe. My mom has worked in healthcare for a really long time. I thank God, I’m grateful that I live in a society where vaccines are possible and we can protect ourselves and have the means to protect ourselves in the first place, but with that being said, it is my belief that the vaccine status of every person should be their own choice and completely up to them without bullying, without being pressured or without being forced into doing so. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m uncomfortable with taking the vaccine at this time. I think that we’re all different. We all come from different places. We’ve all had different experiences and hold dear to different beliefs. And what it is that you do with your body when it comes to putting medicine in there should be your choice, free of the ridicule and the opinion of others.

2. John Bunyan:

   Faithful: What! why he (Shame) objected against religion itself; he said it was a pitiful, low, sneaking business for a man to mind religion; he said that a tender conscious was an unmanly thing; and that for a man to watch over his words and ways, so as to tie himself up from that hectoring liberty that the brave spirits of the times accustom themselves unto, would make him the ridicule of the times.”

3. Andy McKean:

   With the 2020 president election looming on the horizon, I feel as a Republican that I need to be able to support the standard bearer of our party. Unfortunately, that is not something I am able to do, he sets, in my opinion, a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children by personally insulting -- often in a crude and juvenile fashion -- those who disagree with him, being a bully at a time when we we are attempting to discourage bullying, his frequent disregard for the truth and his willingness to ridicule or marginalize people for their appearance, ethnicity or disability.

4. Deroy Murdock:

   [The left] completely has turned the term racism into a punchline, they have gone beyond crying wolf. They have made the boy who cried wolf look like a stable and reliable character, and they totally made a mockery of the term and trivialized it to the point of ridicule.

5. William Blake:

   The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ridicule
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ridicule
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ridicule
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridicule
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridicule
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ridicule
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ridicule