ridicule

Roget category 856

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.2. Discriminative affections

#856. Ridicule

noun

ridicule, derision — sardonic smile, sardonic grin — irrision^† — scoffing etc. (disrespect) 929 — mockery, quiz^†, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage — quizzing etc. v. — asteism^†.
squib, satire, skit, quip, quib^†, grin.
parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie^† — farce etc. (drama) 599 — caricature.
buffoonery etc. (fun) 840 — practical joke — horseplay.
scorn, contempt etc. 930.

verb

ridicule, deride, mock, taunt — snigger — laugh in one's sleeve — tease [ridicule lightly], badinage, banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz, roast — haze [U.S.] — tehee^† — fleer^† — show up.
play upon, play tricks upon — fool to the top of one's bent — laugh at, grin at, smile at — poke fun at.
satirize, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty.
turn into ridicule — make merry with — make fun of, make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of^† — rally — scoff etc. (disrespect) 929.
raise a laugh etc. (amuse) 840 — play the fool, make a fool of oneself.

adjective

derisory, derisive — mock, mocking — sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic^† — scurrilous etc. (disrespectful) 929.

adverb

in ridicule etc. n..

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