Past tense of ridicule
regular verb
The past tense of ridicule is ridiculed. The past participle is also ridiculed.
Forms of ridicule
| Base form (V1) | ridicule /ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ridiculed |
| Past participle (V3) | ridiculed |
| Present participle | ridiculing |
| Third person singular | ridicules |
Ridiculed in a sentence
- His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.
- I can't believe I got teased and ridiculed for my musical tastes again. Why me?From the entry why me
- Being doxxed or ridiculed, for example, outweighs the offline risks of wasted time, poor health, or arrest.2013, Parmy Olson, We Are Anonymous, unnumbered page. From the entry doxx
- Valerio ridiculed the proposal to his friends and called Cavour an aper of English customs.1908, Rupert Sargent Holland, Builders of United Italy, page 175. From the entry aper
- As with the Vote Leavers and Fargists of 21st-century Britain, naysayers and critics of the misadventure were ignored or ridiculed.2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 58. From the entry Faragist
Meaning of ridicule
- verb To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- noun Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
- noun An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
Questions about the past tense of ridicule
- What is the past tense of ridicule?
- The past tense of ridicule is ridiculed.
- What is the past participle of ridicule?
- The past participle of ridicule is ridiculed.
- Is ridicule a regular or irregular verb?
- Ridicule is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ridicule (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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