ridicule
31ridicule — rid•i•cule [[t]ˈrɪd ɪˌkyul[/t]] n. v. culed, cul•ing 1) speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter; derision 2) cvb to make fun of • Etymology: 1665–75; < L rīdiculum a joke < rīdēre to laugh rid′i•cul er, n. syn: ridicule,… …
32ridicule — a, ridicule, o adj. et m. ridicule …
33ridicule — ridicolo ит. [риди/коло] ridicule фр. [ридиккю/ль] смешной, смешно …
34Ridicule — Comédie de Patrice Leconte, avec Fanny Ardant, Charles Berling, Bernard Giraudeau, Judith Godrèche, Jean Rochefort. Pays: France Date de sortie: 1996 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 40 Prix: César du meilleur film Résumé… …
35ridicule — noun mockery or derision. verb subject to ridicule. Origin C17: from Fr., or from L. ridiculum, neut. (used asnoun) of ridiculus laughable , from ridere to laugh …
36ridicule — 1. noun she was subjected to ridicule Syn: mockery, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, contempt, jeering, sneering, sneers, jibes, jibing, teasing, taunts, taunting, badinage, chaffing, sarcasm, satire; informal kidding …
37ridicule — 1. noun he was subjected to ridicule Syn: mockery, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, jeering Ant: respect 2. verb his theory was ridiculed Syn: mock, deride, laugh at, heap scorn on …
38ridicule — [ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl] verb [T] I to try to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way II noun [U] ridicule [ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl] remarks or behaviour that are intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them …
39ridicule — /ˈrɪdəkjul / (say riduhkyoohl) noun 1. words or actions intended to excite contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. –verb (t) (ridiculed, ridiculing) 2. to deride; make fun of. –phrase 3. object of ridicule, a person treated with… …
40ridicule — n. & v. n. subjection to derision or mockery. v.tr. make fun of; subject to ridicule; laugh at. Etymology: F or f. L ridiculum neut. of ridiculus laughable f. ridere laugh …
