If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
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Ridicule
//ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl//
Synonyms for "ridicule" (229 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (69)
discourtesydiscreditdisdaindisdainfulnessdisesteemdishonordismissdisparagedisparagementdispraisedisprizedisrespectdisrespectfulnessdisvaluationdisvaluedump onexchangeexclusivenessface of brassfeel contempt for
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feel superior tofleerfleer atflippancyfloutfoolingfooling aroundfreshnessfunget freshget smartgibegibe atgibinggive-and-takegood-natured bantergrin atgrinningguyharmless teasinghauteurhave a nervehave the cheekhave the gallhazehissinghold beneath onehold cheaphold in contempthold in derisionimpertinenceimpudenceinsolenceinsultirreverencejapejeerjeer atjeeringjestjibejivejokejoshjoshing
Noun(1 words)
Related words (114)
Noun(4 words)
kidkid aroundkiddingkidding aroundlack of respectlampoonlaughlaugh atlaugh to scornleeringlevitylightlook down uponloutmake a funnymake boldmake free withmake funmake fun ofmake game of
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make merry withmimicmisprizemockmockerymockingnot respectoutlaughpanpanningparodypersiflagepilloryplay on wordspleasantrypoint atpokepoke fun atpresumepullpunput downput one onquipquizragrailleryrallyrallyingrank lowrazzrazzingribribbingrideroastroastingrudenesssarcasmsatirescintillatescoffscoff atscoffingscornscornfulnessscoutsend upset at naughtshow disrespect forsmile atsneersneer atsneeze atsnicker atsniff atsniffinesssnigger atsnobbishnesssnootinesssnortsnort atsnottinesssovereign contemptsparklesportsuperciliousnesstake a libertytake libertiestake liberties withtaunttauntingteasethink nothing oftoploftinesstravestytreat with disrespecttrifle withtwittwittingutter a motwisecrack
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Translations
104 translations across 45 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- κατάγελως noun (derision)
- διασύρω verb (to make fun of someone)
- μωκάομαι verb (to make fun of someone)
Arabic
2 entries- تَهَكَّمَ verb (to make fun of someone)
- سَخِرَ verb (to make fun of someone)
Armenian
1 entries- ծաղր noun (derision)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- rişxənd noun (derision)
Belarusian
4 entries- вы́кпіць verb (to make fun of someone)
- вы́смеяць verb (to make fun of someone)
- выкпіва́ць verb (to make fun of someone)
- высме́йваць verb (to make fun of someone)
Bulgarian
4 entries- присмех noun (derision)
- осме́я verb (to make fun of someone)
- осми́вам verb (to make fun of someone)
- присме́я се verb (to make fun of someone)
Burmese
1 entries- သရော် verb (to make fun of someone)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ verb (to make fun of someone)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 嘲笑 verb (to make fun of someone)
Czech
1 entries- výsměch noun (derision)
Danish
3 entries- latterliggørelse noun (derision)
- gøre nar af verb (to make fun of someone)
- latterliggøre verb (to make fun of someone)
Dutch
1 entries- bespotten verb (to make fun of someone)
Esperanto
3 entries- mokado noun (derision)
- moki verb (to make fun of someone)
- ridindigi verb (to make fun of someone)
Estonian
2 entries- naeruvääristama verb (to make fun of someone)
- pilkama verb (to make fun of someone)
Finnish
4 entries- halventaminen noun (derision)
- iva noun (derision)
- ivailu noun (derision)
- pilkka noun (derision)
French
3 entries- ridiculiser verb (to make fun of someone)
- tourner en dérision verb (to make fun of someone)
- tourner en ridicule verb (to make fun of someone)
German
1 entries- verspotten verb (to make fun of someone)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to make fun of someone)
- 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (to make fun of someone)
Greek
2 entries- κοροϊδεύω verb (to make fun of someone)
- περιγελώ verb (to make fun of someone)
Hungarian
4 entries- gúny noun (derision)
- nevetség noun (derision)
- gúnyol verb (to make fun of someone)
- kigúnyol verb (to make fun of someone)
Ingrian
2 entries- pilkka noun (derision)
- pilkata verb (to make fun of someone)
Italian
2 entries- derisione noun (derision)
- ridicolizzare verb (to make fun of someone)
Japanese
2 entries- 嘲笑う verb (to make fun of someone)
- 嘲笑する verb (to make fun of someone)
Korean
2 entries- 놀리다 verb (to make fun of someone)
- 비웃다 verb (to make fun of someone)
Lithuanian
1 entries- šaipytis verb (to make fun of someone)
Macedonian
1 entries- исмејува verb (to make fun of someone)
Malay
1 entries- memperlekeh verb (to make fun of someone)
Malayalam
2 entries- പരിഹാസം noun (derision)
- പരിഹസിക്കുക verb (to make fun of someone)
Māori
4 entries- taunu verb (to make fun of someone)
- tāwai verb (to make fun of someone)
- whakahahani verb (to make fun of someone)
- whakamanumanu verb (to make fun of someone)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- latterliggjøre verb (to make fun of someone)
Old Irish
2 entries- cuitbiud noun (derision)
- con·tib verb (to make fun of someone)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- گولمك verb (to make fun of someone)
Persian
2 entries- استهزا noun (derision)
- مسخره کردن verb (to make fun of someone)
Polish
2 entries- wyśmiać verb (to make fun of someone)
- wyśmiewać verb (to make fun of someone)
Portuguese
1 entries- ridicularizar verb (to make fun of someone)
Romanian
2 entries- batjocori verb (to make fun of someone)
- ridiculiza verb (to make fun of someone)
Russian
4 entries- насме́шка noun (derision)
- вы́смеять verb (to make fun of someone)
- высме́ивать verb (to make fun of someone)
- насмеха́ться verb (to make fun of someone)
Sanskrit
1 entries- निद् noun (derision)
Spanish
4 entries- ridiculización noun (derision)
- poner en ridículo verb (to make fun of someone)
- poner en solfa verb (to make fun of someone)
- ridiculizar verb (to make fun of someone)
Swedish
3 entries- förlöjliga verb (to make fun of someone)
- göra narr av verb (to make fun of someone)
- håna verb (to make fun of someone)
Thai
3 entries- ล้อ verb (to make fun of someone)
- หยอกล้อ verb (to make fun of someone)
- เหน็บแนม verb (to make fun of someone)
Turkish
2 entries- alay etmek verb (to make fun of someone)
- dalga geçmek verb (to make fun of someone)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ви́сміяти verb (to make fun of someone)
- висмі́ювати verb (to make fun of someone)
- насміха́тися verb (to make fun of someone)
Vietnamese
3 entries- chế nhạo verb (to make fun of someone)
- giễu cợt verb (to make fun of someone)
- nhạo báng verb (to make fun of someone)
Zazaki
1 entries- delğa kerden verb (to make fun of someone)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It is not good to ridicule him in public.
Source: tatoeba (240472)
It is mean of you to ridicule him in public.
Source: tatoeba (270622)
He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
Source: tatoeba (295243)
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