dictionary.ptto ridiculeverbgeneral useuncommon/ʁidikulɨˈzaɾ/ri·di·cu·li·zarPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1To make someone or something the object of derision or mockery.Usage examples“He was ridiculed for his old-fashioned ideas.”“The press ridiculed the politician's proposal.”Synonymsmockderidelaugh atAntonymspraiserespectCommon combinationspublicly ridiculesubject to ridiculehold up to ridicule
To make someone or something the object of derision or mockery.Usage examples“He was ridiculed for his old-fashioned ideas.”“The press ridiculed the politician's proposal.”Synonymsmockderidelaugh atAntonymspraiserespectCommon combinationspublicly ridiculesubject to ridiculehold up to ridicule