Every one of us who ridiculed his business plan as a bunch of hokum should be embarrassed we did.
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Ridiculed
Synonyms for "ridiculed" (229 found)
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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
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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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He ridiculed my idea.
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All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
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Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied rather than ridiculed.
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