The Meaning of ridicule

• (n.) An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
• (v. t.) To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting.
• (a.) Ridiculous.

Synonyms

Derision , banter , raillery , burlesque , caricature , mockery , irony , satire , sarcasm , jeer , sneer , cachinnation , disrespect. , Lampoon , deride , mock at , laugh at , jeer , [See REVOKE and REVERSIBLE].

Antonyms

Veneration , respect , deference , salutation , honor , homage.

Rhymes

abdul , apostolopoul , baiul , bellefeuille , blackpool , boole , boule , bruehl , brule , buehl , buel , buhl , cesspool , claypool , cool , coole , cruel , drogoul , drool , dual , duell , dule , fool , fuel , ghoul , gurule , home-school , hoole , istanbul , jewel , joule , juel , jule , liverpool , luelle , makhoul , mccool , minuscule , misrule , molecule , muehl , mule , overrule , pool , poole , poul , preschool , rahul , rantoul , raoul , raul , retool , reul , reule , rhule , ruel , rule , saccule , school , schuele , spool , sproule , sproull , spruell , spruiell , spruill , stool , supercool , thule , tool , toole , tuel , tuell , tulle , tuyle , vestibule , vipul , whirlpool , yuill , yuille , yule