English to Afrikaans Meaning of ridicule - bespotting

Ridicule :

bespotting

noun

spot, bespotting, vasvra, ironie, sarkasme, geskerts, ignoreer, omgord, hoon, grap, ginnegappen, glimlag, lag, onnozele glimlacht, kekkel

verb

lag, lag vir, vasvra, bespotting, spot, man, ginnegappen, toet

Ridicule :: bespottingRidiculed :: bespotRidicules :: belaglikRidiculing :: verspotmaking

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Definitions of ridicule in English

Noun(1) language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate(2) the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Verb(1) subject to laughter or ridicule

Examples of ridicule in English

(1) he is held up as an object of ridicule(2) A person who snores is often an object of ridicule and causes sleepless nights for others.(3) Instead the media and the powers that be heaped scorn and ridicule upon him.(4) Therefore, if Rousseau were interested in spiritualism, during his lifetime it need not have made him an object of ridicule .(5) But the pro-hunting Countryside Alliance said the demand would bring ridicule on the Government.(6) How do you in practice decide whether some ridicule is reasonable and some ridicule is unreasonable?(7) If it had happened in some third world country, it would have been the object of ridicule from the press here.(8) The law of libel in England is based on whether the plaintiff has suffered hatred, ridicule or contempt.(9) And don't forget how the Eiffel Tower was greeted with ridicule before becoming the great attraction it so surely is.(10) No government likes to have ridicule heaped upon it although this administration seems to mind it less than others.(11) Sheriff William Holligan said Reilly was an object of ridicule and his treatment by officers was unprofessional.(12) Individuals suffering panic attacks often go to great lengths to hide their symptoms because they fear ridicule .(13) That hasn't prevented him becoming the object of ridicule among his peers or the victim of inane questioning about his lifestyle.(14) In this, Jane Austen's last completed work, satire and ridicule take a milder form, and the tone is more grave and tender.(15) Punishment is administered not by burning at the stake but by ridicule and contempt in the media.(16) Others are bullied, either because they are isolated from their peers or because a sick or disabled parent is an easy object of ridicule .

Related Phrases of ridicule

(1) to ridicule ::

om bespotting

Related Phrases of ridicule

(1) to ridicule ::

om bespotting

Synonyms

Noun

1. mockery ::

bespotting

2. derision ::

bespotting

3. laughter ::

lag

4. scorn ::

spot

6. contempt ::

minagting

15. badinage ::

draak steek met

17. sarcasm ::

sarkasme

18. satire ::

satire

20. ribbing ::

ribbeligheid

Verb

24. deride ::

spot

25. mock ::

spot

26. laugh at ::

lag vir

28. jeer at ::

spot by

29. jibe at ::

gijpen by

30. sneer at ::

ginnegappen by

31. treat with contempt ::

behandel met minagting

32. scorn ::

spot

33. make fun of ::

maak pret van

34. poke fun at ::

steek pret by

35. scoff at ::

spot met

36. satirize ::

spot dryf

37. lampoon ::

pamflet

38. burlesque ::

burleske

39. caricature ::

karikatuur

40. parody ::

parodie

41. tease ::

terg

42. taunt ::

spot

43. chaff ::

kaf

44. kid ::

kind

45. rib ::

rib

46. josh ::

Josh

47. razz ::

Razz

Different Forms

ridicule, ridiculed, ridicules, ridiculing

Word Example from TV Shows

And that opens her up to justifiable RIDICULE for wearing them.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 21

my friends viewed me as an object of RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 6

If you're not there, you'll be exposed to RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 12

Why not? 15 years of constant RIDICULE. I think

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 10

$I'm saving you from\Nthe huge international ridicule$

I'm saving you from
the huge international RIDICULE

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 6

Examples of ridicule from TV Shows

And that opens her up to justifiable RIDICULE for wearing them.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 21

my friends viewed me as an object of RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 6

If you're not there, you'll be exposed to RIDICULE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 12

Why not? 15 years of constant RIDICULE. I think

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 10

$I'm saving you from\Nthe huge international ridicule$

I'm saving you from
the huge international RIDICULE

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 6

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