ridicule
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[edit] English
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< Latin ridiculus (“‘laughable, comical, amusing, absurd, ridiculous’”) < ridere (“‘to laugh’”).
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to ridicule (third-person singular simple present ridicules, present participle ridiculing, simple past and past participle ridiculed)
- (transitive) to make fun of
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ridicule (uncountable)
- derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour
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- See also Wikisaurus:ridicule
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- ridicule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ridicule in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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ridicule
- ridiculous (foolish)
This French entry was created from the translations listed at ridiculous. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see ridicule in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From rīdiculus (“‘laughable; ridiculous’”), from rīdeō (“‘to laugh; mock’”).
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rīdiculē (comparative rīdiculius, superlative rīdiculissimē)
