Entry Word: ridicule

Function: noun

Meaning: the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing oneʼs scorn for someone or something <the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule>

Synonyms derision, mockery

Related Words contempt, disdain, scorn; belittlement, deprecation, disparagement; insult, put-down; laughter, snickering; burlesque, caricature, mimicry, satire

Near Antonyms applause, approval, commendation, praise