as in disdains
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule
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as in mocks
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion
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Recent Examples of ridicules
Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
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mocks
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Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break?—
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There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.—
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“Ridicules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridicules. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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