ridicule

ridiculiser, se moquer de

Se moquer méchamment de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose pour le faire paraître ridicule.

En anglais simple : To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way that makes them seem foolish.

• They ridiculed my idea.
• She was ridiculed for her unusual clothes.
• Why do you ridicule people who disagree with you?

Comment l'utiliser : ridicule someone/something for something (The boys ridiculed him for his accent.)

Synonymes : mock, make fun of, laugh at

Expressions courantes : ridicule someone, ridicule an idea, publicly ridicule someone

moquerie, dérision

Rires ou remarques méchantes qui font paraître quelqu’un ou quelque chose ridicule.

En anglais simple : Unkind laughter or comments that make someone or something seem foolish.

• His suggestion met with ridicule.
• She feared public ridicule.
• The strange rule became an object of ridicule.

Comment l'utiliser : ridicule of someone/something (Their ridicule of his work was cruel.)

Synonymes : mockery, derision

Expressions courantes : public ridicule, face ridicule, object of ridicule