ridicule

🇬🇧 UK/'ridikju:l/🇺🇸 US

TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way

嘲笑，嘲弄，讥笑

n.

Mocking or humiliating words or behavior intended to make someone look foolish

嘲笑，讥笑，奚落

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

ridiculroot

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esuffix

=ridicule

Common Collocations

1.public ridicule公众的嘲笑
2.object of ridicule嘲笑的对象
3.hold up to ridicule公开嘲弄
4.face ridicule遭受嘲笑

Example Sentences

1.
He faced public ridicule after his embarrassing mistake went viral online.
2.
She refused to let the ridicule of her classmates discourage her ambitions.

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