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Word: Ridicule
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century: from French, or from Latin ridiculum, neuter (used as a noun) of ridiculus ‘laughable’, from ridere ‘to laugh’
ˈrɪdɪkjuːl
the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
Short Definition:subjection of person or thing to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
Examples:- he is held up as an object of ridicule
Word: Ridicule
Speech Type: Verb
ˈrɪdɪkjuːl
subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
Short Definition:subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
Examples:- his theory was ridiculed and dismissed
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