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ridicule

1. rid.i.cule \'rid-*-.kyu:(*)l\ n [F or L; F, fr. L ridiculum jest] : the 
   act of exposing to laughter : DERISION, MOCKERY 
2. ridicule vt : to make fun of : DERIDEMRALLY mean to make an object of 
   laughter. RIDICULE implies an often malicious belittling; DERIDE suggests 
   contemptuous and often bitter ridicule; MOCK implies scorn often ironically 
   expressed; TAUNT suggests jeeringly provoking insult or challenge; TWIT is 
   now usu. milder and more good-humored than TAUNT; RALLY implies a light 
   teasing or mocking without malice - rid.i.cul.er n SYN syn RIDICULE, 
   DERIDE, MOCK, TAUNT, TWIT, (