All ridicule synonyms
rid·i·cule
R r noun ridicule
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- needling — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- deprecation — to express earnest disapproval of.
- lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- dissing — to show disrespect for; affront.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
verb ridicule
- cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
- heckle — to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- disrespected — lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.
- hazing — an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- look like — resemble
- mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- jive — swing music or early jazz.
- gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
- cartoon — A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine.
- lash — an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.