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[ verb ] subject to laughter or ridicule
Examples "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house" "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher" "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Nothing in English has been ridiculed as_much_as the ambiguous use of words , unless it be the ambiguous use of sentences . |
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[ noun ] language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
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[ noun ] the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Synonyms Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)He is a target of ridicule to his wife , and often - since private affairs rarely remain private - to the outside world as_well . Related terms |
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