as in disdains
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule
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as in mocks
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion
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Recent Examples of ridicules
Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridicules
mocks
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This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Ridicules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridicules. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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