Ridicule

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1. Noun

An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.

2. Noun

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.

3. Noun

Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.

4. Verb

To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting.

5. Adjective

Ridiculous.
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