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"etymology_number": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fr",
"3": "ridicule"
},
"expansion": "French ridicule",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "rīdiculus",
"4": "",
"5": "laughable, comical, amusing, absurd, ridiculous"
},
"expansion": "Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, comical, amusing, absurd, ridiculous”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ridere",
"3": "",
"4": "to laugh"
},
"expansion": "ridere (“to laugh”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "la",
"3": "rīdiculum"
},
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"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "rīdiculus"
},
"expansion": "rīdiculus",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fr",
"3": "ridiculer"
},
"expansion": "French ridiculer",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "ridicule"
},
"expansion": "ridicule",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "The obsolete adjective is borrowed from French ridicule, from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, comical, amusing, absurd, ridiculous”), from ridere (“to laugh”).\nThe noun is either from French, noun use of adjective, or from Latin rīdiculum, noun use of neuter of rīdiculus.\nThe verb is from the noun or else from French ridiculer, from ridicule.",
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{
"form": "ridicules",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ridiculing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "ridiculed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ridiculed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"name": "en-verb"
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],
"hyphenation": [
"rid‧i‧cule"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of"
],
"id": "en-ridicule-en-verb-d69w-8ko",
"links": [
[
"criticize",
"criticize"
],
[
"disapprove",
"disapprove"
],
[
"scornful",
"scornful"
],
[
"jocularity",
"jocularity"
],
[
"make fun of",
"make fun of"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "outlaugh"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tahakkama",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "تَهَكَّمَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "saḵira",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "سَخِرَ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vysmjéjvacʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "высме́йваць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "výsmjejacʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́смеяць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vykpivácʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выкпіва́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "výkpicʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́кпіць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vysmjaxácca",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "высмяха́цца"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kpicʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кпіць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osmívam",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осми́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osméja",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "осме́я"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prismívam se",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "присми́вам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prisméja se",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "присме́я се"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "sa.rau",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "သရော်"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "adotsidiha",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cháoxiào",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "嘲笑"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "latterliggøre"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "gøre nar af"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "bespotten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ridindigi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "moki"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "naeruvääristama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "pilkama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "tehdä naurunalaiseksi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ivata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "pilkata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ridiculiser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "tourner en dérision"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "tourner en ridicule"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "verspotten"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bihlahjan",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bilaikan",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perigeló",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "περιγελώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koroïdévo",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "κοροϊδεύω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "diasúrō",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "διασύρω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "mōkáomai",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "μωκάομαι"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "gúnyol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "kigúnyol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "tréfát űz"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "pilkata"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "con·tib"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ridicolizzare"
},
{
"alt": "あざわらう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "azawarau",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "嘲笑う"
},
{
"alt": "ちょうしょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chōshō suru",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "嘲笑する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nollida",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "놀리다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "biutda",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "비웃다"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "šaipytis"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ismejuva",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "исмејува"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "memperlekeh"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "parihasikkuka",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "പരിഹസിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "tāwai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "whakahahani"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "taunu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "whakamanumanu"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "latterliggjøre"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "gülmek",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "گولمك"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "masxare kardan",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "مسخره کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyśmiewać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyśmiać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ridicularizar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "batjocori"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ridiculiza"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vysméivatʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "высме́ивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výsmejatʹ",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́смеять"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasmexátʹsja",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насмеха́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "ridiculizar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "göra narr av"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "förlöjliga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "håna"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "alay etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "dalga geçmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vysmíjuvaty",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "висмі́ювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výsmijaty",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ви́сміяти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nasmixátysja",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насміха́тися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "nhạo báng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "giễu cợt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "chế nhạo"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to make fun of someone",
"word": "delğa kerden"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/"
},
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"tags": [
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"word": "ridicule"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "ridicule pole"
}
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"expansion": "French ridicule",
"name": "bor"
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{
"args": {
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"4": "",
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"name": "der"
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{
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"3": "",
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{
"args": {
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"name": "bor"
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{
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"expansion": "rīdiculus",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fr",
"3": "ridiculer"
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"expansion": "French ridiculer",
"name": "bor"
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{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "ridicule"
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"expansion": "ridicule",
"name": "m"
}
],
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"tags": [
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "deride"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "ridiculable"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "ridiculosity"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "humiliation"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:ridicule",
"word": "disrespect"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:ridicule",
"word": "contempt"
}
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{
"categories": [],
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{
"ref": "1738, Alexander Pope, Epilogue to the Satires: Dialogue II",
"text": "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, / Yet touch'd and sham'd by Ridicule alone.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour"
],
"id": "en-ridicule-en-noun-dOqgLkny",
"links": [
[
"derision",
"derision"
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[
"mocking",
"mocking"
],
[
"humiliating",
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]
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "caġr",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "ծաղր"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "rişxənd"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prismeh",
"sense": "derision",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "присмех"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "derision",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "výsměch"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "derision",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "latterliggørelse"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "mokado"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "pilkka"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "halventaminen"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "pilkkaaminen"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "iva"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "ivailu"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "katágelōs",
"sense": "derision",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κατάγελως"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "gúny"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 10 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "derision",
"word": "nevetség"
},
{
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"source": "Thesaurus:ridicule",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ridicule",
"word": "scoff"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ridicule",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ridicule",
"word": "katagelasticism"
}
],
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}
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},
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"word": "ridiculement"
}
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}
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"text": "Near-synonym: absurde"
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"text": "tourner en ridicule",
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},
{
"english": "looking stupid never killed anyone",
"text": "le ridicule ne tue pas",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"ridicule; absurd"
],
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[
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"3": "",
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"tags": [
"canonical"
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"word": "perrīdiculē"
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