Meaning & use
Ridiculing
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Making fun of someone or something in a mocking or contemptuous way.
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The other kids kept ridiculing his old-fashioned haircut.
The columnist made her name ridiculing celebrity fashion choices.
A note on using this word
From 'ridicule,' ultimately from Latin ridere, 'to laugh.'
Words with a similar meaning
mockingtaunting
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Words with an opposite meaning
praisingcomplimenting
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