- ridicule - language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
--1 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
Derived form: verb ridicule1 - derision, ridicule - the act of deriding or treating with contempt
--2 is a kind of discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
--2 has particulars: mockDerived form: verb ridicule1
- ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun - subject to laughter or ridicule; "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"
--1 is one way to mock, bemock
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun ridicule2, noun ridicule1, noun ridiculer1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody