definition of
ridicule

[1] #1 ridicule v. [roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun] subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday". wn

[2] #2 ridicule n. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate. wn

[3] #3 ridicule n. [derision] the act of deriding or treating with contempt. wn