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Make Fun Sb/Sth Sb Ridicule Noun, Verbbre /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/Name /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl Noun Uncountable]Unkind

Front ridicule
Back noun, verbBrE /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/NAmE /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/

noun

[uncountable]unkind comments that make fun of sb/sth or make them look silly mockeryShe is an object of ridicule in the tabloid newspapers. to hold sb up to ridicule (= make fun of sb publicly)

verb

~ sb/sthto make sb/sth look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way make fun of

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