ridicule
Example Sentences
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Satire only works when the object of ridicule is in a position of power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"I am not for one minute dismissing that hurt, but directing anger and ridicule to people with Tourette's does nothing to heal that pain and does not move us forward."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
But across the rest of social media, the film and its PR campaign have drawn ridicule with several internet users posting screenshots showing cinemas that have sold no seats for screenings of "Melania."
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
And while Congress, Europe and law may hold no terrors for our president, we all know ridicule hits him in his soft, white underbelly.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
You can’t sit with your legs spread apart, or jump too high or hang upside-down, without ridicule.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing ridicule
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