self-ridicule

self-rid·i·cule

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Definitions of self-ridicule word

noun self-ridicule speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. 1
verb with object self-ridicule to deride; make fun of. 1
noun self-ridicule the act of ridiculing oneself 0

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

1665-75; < Latin rīdiculum a joke, equivalent to rīd(ēre) to laugh + -i- -i- + -culum -cule2

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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