Definition of "ridicule" in Anglais

verb

1. (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.

   • His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.

noun

1. Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.

2. An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.

3. The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.

adjective

1. (obsolete) ridiculous

   • late 17th century, John Aubrey, Brief Lives This action […] became so ridicule.

noun

1. (now historical and regional) A small woman's handbag; a reticule.