object of ridicule
1object — ob|ject1 W2S3 [ˈɔbdʒıkt US ˈa:b ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thing)¦ 2¦(aim)¦ 3 an object of pity/desire/ridicule etc 4 money/expense is no object 5 object lesson 6¦(grammar)¦ 7¦(computer)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: objectum, from …
2ridicule — [[t]rɪ̱dɪkjuːl[/t]] ridicules, ridiculing, ridiculed 1) VERB If you ridicule someone or ridicule their ideas or beliefs, you make fun of them in an unkind way. [V n] I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking… …
3ridicule — I UK [ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl] / US [ˈrɪdɪˌkjul] verb [transitive] Word forms ridicule : present tense I/you/we/they ridicule he/she/it ridicules present participle ridiculing past tense ridiculed past participle ridiculed to try to make someone or something …
4ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ rıdı,kjul ] noun uncount remarks or behavior intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way: The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped. object of ridicule (=someone or something… …
5ridicule — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public VERB + RIDICULE ▪ attract (esp. BrE), receive ▪ expose sb/sth to, hold sb/sth up to, treat sb/sth with …
6ridicule — 1 noun (U) unkind laughter or remarks intended to make someone or something seem stupid: He used his acute brain and mischievous wit to ridicule Tory MPs. | be held up to ridicule (=be publicly made to look stupid): In The Lord of the Flies ,… …
7ridicule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Derision Nouns 1. ridicule, derision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage. See contempt. 2. parody, burlesque, travesty, farce, caricature, camp; buffoonery,… …
8ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ˈrıdıkju:l] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin ridiculum something funny , from ridere to laugh ] unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid ▪ the ridicule of his peers ▪ The… …
9object — ob|ject1 [ abdʒəkt ] noun count *** 1. ) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid: The boat was bumping against some solid object underwater. candles, vases, and other household objects There are thousands of… …
10object — I UK [ˈɒbdʒekt] / US [ˈɑbdʒəkt] noun [countable] Word forms object : singular object plural objects *** 1) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid The boat seemed to bump against some solid object. candles, vases …
