ridicule

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• /ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/
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The obsolete adjective is borrowed from French ridicule, from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, comical, amusing, absurd, ridiculous”), from ridere (“to laugh”). The noun is either from French, noun use of adjective, or from Latin rīdiculum, noun use of neuter of rīdiculus. The verb is from the noun or else from French ridiculer, from ridicule.

Apparently from French ridicule (“reticule”), probably a punning alteration of réticule after ridicule (“ridicule”).

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ծաղր (caġr) — derision
• Azerbaijani: rişxənd — derision
• Bulgarian: присмех (prismeh) — derision
• Czech: výsměch — derision
• Danish: latterliggørelse — derision
• Esperanto: mokado — derision
• Finnish: pilkka — derision
• Finnish: halventaminen — derision
• Finnish: pilkkaaminen — derision
• Finnish: iva — derision
• Finnish: ivailu — derision
• Ancient Greek: κατάγελως (katágelōs) — derision
• Hindi: उपहास (uphās) — derision
• Hindi: खिल्ली (khillī) — derision
• Hungarian: gúny — derision
• Hungarian: nevetség — derision
• Ingrian: pilkka — derision
• Old Irish: cuitbiud — derision
• Italian: derisione — derision
• Malayalam: പരിഹാസം (parihāsaṁ) — derision
• Persian: استهزا (estehzâ) — derision
• Russian: насме́шка (nasméška) — derision
• Sanskrit: निद् (nid) — derision
• Sicilian: sdilleggiu — derision
• Spanish: ridiculización — derision
• Arabic: تَهَكَّمَ (tahakkama) — to make fun of someone
• Arabic: سَخِرَ (saḵira) — to make fun of someone
• Belarusian: высме́йваць (vysmjéjvacʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Belarusian: вы́смеяць (výsmjejacʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Belarusian: выкпіва́ць (vykpivácʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Belarusian: вы́кпіць (výkpicʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Belarusian: высмяха́цца (vysmjaxácca) — to make fun of someone
• Belarusian: кпіць (kpicʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Bulgarian: осми́вам (osmívam) — to make fun of someone
• Bulgarian: осме́я (osméja) — to make fun of someone
• Bulgarian: присми́вам се (prismívam se) — to make fun of someone
• Bulgarian: присме́я се (prisméja se) — to make fun of someone
• Burmese: သရော် (sa.rau) — to make fun of someone
• Cherokee: ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ (adotsidiha) — to make fun of someone
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘲笑 (cháoxiào) — to make fun of someone
• Danish: latterliggøre — to make fun of someone
• Danish: gøre nar af — to make fun of someone
• Dutch: bespotten — to make fun of someone
• Esperanto: ridindigi — to make fun of someone
• Esperanto: moki — to make fun of someone
• Estonian: naeruvääristama — to make fun of someone
• Estonian: pilkama — to make fun of someone
• Finnish: tehdä naurunalaiseksi — to make fun of someone
• Finnish: ivata — to make fun of someone
• Finnish: pilkata — to make fun of someone
• French: ridiculiser — to make fun of someone
• French: tourner en dérision — to make fun of someone
• French: tourner en ridicule — to make fun of someone
• German: verspotten — to make fun of someone
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bihlahjan) — to make fun of someone
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (bilaikan) — to make fun of someone
• Greek: περιγελώ (perigeló) — to make fun of someone
• Greek: κοροϊδεύω (koroïdévo) — to make fun of someone
• Ancient Greek: διασύρω (diasúrō) — to make fun of someone
• Ancient Greek: μωκάομαι (mōkáomai) — to make fun of someone
• Hungarian: gúnyol — to make fun of someone
• Hungarian: kigúnyol — to make fun of someone
• Hungarian: tréfát űz — to make fun of someone
• Ingrian: pilkata — to make fun of someone
• Old Irish: con·tib — to make fun of someone
• Italian: ridicolizzare — to make fun of someone
• Japanese: 嘲笑う (azawarau) — to make fun of someone
• Japanese: 嘲笑する (chōshō suru) — to make fun of someone
• Korean: 놀리다 (nollida) — to make fun of someone
• Korean: 비웃다 (biutda) — to make fun of someone
• Lithuanian: šaipytis — to make fun of someone
• Macedonian: исмејува (ismejuva) — to make fun of someone
• Malay: memperlekeh — to make fun of someone
• Malayalam: പരിഹസിക്കുക (parihasikkuka) — to make fun of someone
• Māori: tāwai — to make fun of someone
• Māori: whakahahani — to make fun of someone
• Māori: taunu — to make fun of someone
• Māori: whakamanumanu — to make fun of someone
• Norwegian Bokmål: latterliggjøre — to make fun of someone
• Persian: مسخره کردن (masxare kardan) — to make fun of someone
• Polish: wyśmiewać — to make fun of someone
• Polish: wyśmiać — to make fun of someone
• Portuguese: ridicularizar — to make fun of someone
• Romanian: batjocori — to make fun of someone
• Romanian: ridiculiza — to make fun of someone
• Russian: высме́ивать (vysméivatʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Russian: вы́смеять (výsmejatʹ) — to make fun of someone
• Russian: насмеха́ться (nasmexátʹsja) — to make fun of someone
• Sicilian: sdillèggiri — to make fun of someone
• Spanish: ridiculizar — to make fun of someone
• Spanish: poner en ridículo — to make fun of someone
• Spanish: poner en solfa — to make fun of someone
• Swedish: göra narr av — to make fun of someone
• Swedish: förlöjliga — to make fun of someone
• Swedish: håna — to make fun of someone
• Thai: ล้อ (lɔ́ɔ) — to make fun of someone
• Thai: หยอกล้อ — to make fun of someone
• Thai: เหน็บแนม (nèp-nɛɛm) — to make fun of someone
• Turkish: alay etmek — to make fun of someone
• Turkish: dalga geçmek — to make fun of someone
• Ottoman Turkish: گولمك (gülmek) — to make fun of someone
• Ukrainian: висмі́ювати (vysmíjuvaty) — to make fun of someone
• Ukrainian: ви́сміяти (výsmijaty) — to make fun of someone
• Ukrainian: насміха́тися (nasmixátysja) — to make fun of someone
• Vietnamese: nhạo báng — to make fun of someone
• Vietnamese: giễu cợt — to make fun of someone
• Vietnamese: chế nhạo — to make fun of someone
• Zazaki: delğa kerden — to make fun of someone