1. имя существительное 1) а) осмеяние; насмешка Например: to draw / incur ridicule — подвергаться насмешкам to heap / pour ridicule on somebody — насмехаться над кем-либо to hold up to ridicule — делать посмешищем Синоним(ы): sneer, gibe б) предмет насмешек 2) незначительность, несерьёзность, смехотворность Синоним(ы): derision, irony, mockery, sarcasm, satire, laughableness, ridiculousness Антоним(ы): praise 2. глагол осмеивать; высмеивать, поднимать на смех Например: This tale, ridiculed by most, was yet believed by some. — В эту историю, осмеянную большинством, некоторые, тем не менее, поверили.
I. noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin ridiculum jest the act of ridiculing; derision, mockery II. transitive verb (-culed; -culing) to make fun of • ridiculer noun Synonyms: ridicule, deride, mock, taunt mean to make an object of laughter of. ridicule implies a deliberate often malicious belittling Example: consistently ridiculed everything she said. deride suggests contemptuous and often bitter ridicule Example: derided their efforts to start their own business. mock implies scorn often ironically expressed as by mimicry or sham deference Example: youngsters began to mock the helpless wino. taunt suggests jeeringly provoking insult or challenge Example: hometown fans taunted the visiting team.