English-Thai Dictionary

ridicule

N การ เยาะเย้ย  การ เยาะ หยัน  การ หัวเราะเยาะ  laughter mockery sarcasm kan-yor-yoi

 

ridicule

VT เยาะเย้ย  ล้อเลียน  ยั่วเย้า  เยาะ หยัน  laugh at mock sneer yor-yoi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RIDICULE

n.[L. ridiculum, from rideo, to laugh or laugh at. ] 1. Contemptuous laughter; laughter with some degree of contempt; derision. It expresses less than scorn. Ridicule is aimed at what is not only laughable, but improper, absurd or despicable. Sacred subjects should never be treated with ridicule. [See Ludicrous. ]
Ridicule is too rough an entertainment for the polished and refined. It is banished from France, and is losing ground in England.
2. That species of writing which excites contempt with laughter. It differs from burlesque, which may excite laughter without contempt, or it may provoke derision.
Ridicule and derision are not exactly the same, as derision is applied to persons only, and ridicule to persons or things. We deride the man, but ridicule the man or his performances.

 

RIDICULE

v.t. 1. To laugh at with expressions of contempt; to deride.
2. To treat with contemptuous merriment; to expose to contempt or derision by writing.

 

RIDICULE

a.Ridiculous. [Not in use. ]

 

RIDICULED

pp. Treated with laughter and contempt; derided.

 

RIDICULER

n.One that ridicules.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RIDICULE

Rid "i *cule, n. Etym: [F. ridicule, L. ridiculum a jest, fr. ridiculus. See Ridiculous. ]

 

1. An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter. [Marlborough ] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made him the ridicule of his contemporaries. Buckle. To the people. .. but a trifle, to the king but a ridicule. Foxe.

 

2. Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision. We have in great measure restricted the meaning of ridicule, which would properly extend over whole region of the ridiculous, -- the laughable, -- and we have narrowed it so that in common usage it mostly corresponds to "derision ", which does indeed involve personal and offensive feelings. Hare. Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, Yet touched and shamed by ridicule alone. Pope.

 

3. Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. [Obs. ] To see the ridicule of this practice. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; irony; satire; sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer. -- Ridicule, Derision, Both words imply disapprobation; but ridicule usually signifies good-natured, fun-loving opposition without manifest malice, while derision is commonly bitter and scornful, and sometimes malignant.

 

RIDICULE

Rid "i *cule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridiculed; p. pr. & vb. n.Ridiculing. ]

 

Defn: To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting. I 've known the young, who ridiculed his rage. Goldsmith.

 

Syn. -- To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; lampoon. See Deride.

 

RIDICULE

Rid "i *cule, a. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: Ridiculous. [Obs. ] This action. .. became so ridicule. Aubrey.

 

RIDICULER

RIDICULER Rid "i *cu `ler, n.

 

Defn: One who ridicules.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ridicule

rid i cule |ˈridiˌkyo͞ol ˈrɪdɪˌkjul | ▶noun the subjection of someone or something to mockery and derision: he is held up as an object of ridicule . ▶verb [ with obj. ] subject (someone or something ) to mockery and derision: his theory was ridiculed and dismissed. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin ridiculum, neuter (used as a noun ) of ridiculus ‘laughable, ’ from ridere ‘to laugh. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ridicule

ridi |cule |ˈrɪdɪkjuːl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the subjection of someone or something to mockery and derision: he is held up as an object of ridicule . ▶verb [ with obj. ] subject to mockery and derision: his theory was ridiculed and dismissed. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin ridiculum, neuter (used as a noun ) of ridiculus ‘laughable ’, from ridere ‘to laugh ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ridicule

ridicule noun she was subjected to ridicule: mockery, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, contempt, jeering, sneering, sneers, jibes, jibing, teasing, taunts, taunting, badinage, chaffing, sarcasm, satire; informal kidding, ribbing, joshing, goofing, razzing. ANTONYMS respect. ▶verb his theory was ridiculed: deride, mock, laugh at, heap scorn on /upon, jeer at, jibe at, sneer at, treat with contempt, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, scoff at, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, caricature, parody, tease, taunt, chaff; informal kid, rib, josh, razz.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ridicule

ridicule noun he was subjected to ridicule by his colleagues: mockery, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, contempt, jeering, sneering, sneers, jibes, jibing, joking, teasing, taunts, taunting, ragging, chaffing, twitting, raillery, sarcasm, satire, lampoon, burlesque, caricature, parody; informal kidding, kidology, ribbing, joshing; Brit. informal winding up, taking the mickey; N. Amer. informal goofing, razzing, pulling someone's chain; Austral. /NZ informal chiacking; archaic sport; Brit. vulgar slang taking the piss. ANTONYMS praise, respect. ▶verb it was easy to ridicule him in his battered old hat: deride, mock, laugh at, heap scorn on, hold up to shame, hold up to ridicule, expose to ridicule, jeer at, jibe at, sneer at, show up, treat with contempt, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, make jokes about, laugh to scorn, scoff at, pillory, be sarcastic about, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, caricature, parody, tease, taunt, rag, chaff, twit; informal kid, rib, josh, wind up, take the mickey out of; N. Amer. informal goof on, rag on, razz, pull someone's chain; Austral. /NZ informal chiack, poke mullock at, sling off at; Brit. vulgar slang take the piss (out of ); dated make sport of; archaic quiz, flout (at ). ANTONYMS praise. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD ridicule, mockery, derision See mockery . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

ridicule

ridicule adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui excite la dérision, la moquerie. : Un accoutrement ridicule. SYNONYME risible . 2 Insensé. : C ’est un projet ridicule. SYNONYME absurde ; saugrenu . nom masculin Ce qui cause le rire. : Le ridicule ne tue pas, malgré ce que dit le proverbe. La peur du ridicule. LOCUTION Tourner en ridicule (quelqu ’un ). Mettre en lumière ses aspects risibles, s ’en moquer. SYNONYME ridiculiser ; tourner en dérision . Note Orthographique ridicul e.

 

ridiculement

ridiculement adv. adverbe D ’une manière ridicule. : Ils étaient ridiculement vêtus.

 

Spanish Dictionary

ridiculez

ridiculez nombre femenino 1 Acción o dicho que resulta ridículo (que provoca risa o burla ).2 Cosa pequeña en tamaño, cantidad o importancia :criticaron la ridiculez de las sanciones previstas en el Código Penal .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ridicule

rid i cule /rɪ́dɪkjùːl /〖語源は 「笑う 」〗名詞 U あざけり , 嘲 （ちよう ）笑 , 冷やかし , からかい ▸ an object of ridicule 物笑い [あざけり ]の対象 h ò ld A ú p to r í dicule 〖通例be held up to ～〗A 〈人 物 〉があざけりを受ける, 冷やかされる ▸ John was held up to public ridicule .ジョンはみんなの笑い物になった l á y one s è lf ò pen to r í dicule 物笑いになるような事をする .動詞 他動詞 «…のことで » 〈人 考えなど 〉をあざける , 嘲笑する , 冷やかす , からかう «for » .