ridicule

1. Language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate (synset 106728725)
   is a type of: discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect
2. The act of deriding or treating with contempt (synset 101227006)
   is a type of: discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
   subtypes: mock - the act of mocking or ridiculing
   same as: derision

1. Subject to laughter or ridicule (synset 200853615)
   "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
   is a type of: bemock, mock - treat with contempt
   subtypes:

   • tease - mock or make fun of playfully
   • lampoon, satirise, satirize - ridicule with satire
   • debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
   • stultify - cause to appear foolish
   same as: blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, roast

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