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ridiculed

ridiculed is the simple past and past participle of ridicule.

Meaning of ridicule

Verb

ridicule (third-person singular simple present ridicules, present participle ridiculing, simple past and past participle ridiculed)

  1. (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
    • His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.
    Synonyms:
    outlaugh, pillory

See all 6 meanings of ridicule

Words formed from ridiculed

Questions about ridiculed

What is ridiculed the simple past and past participle of?
Ridiculed is the simple past and past participle of ridicule.

Words near ridiculed in the dictionary

  1. ridicularities
  2. ridicularity
  3. ridicule
  4. ridicule pole
  5. ridicule poles
  6. ridiculed
  7. ridiculer
  8. ridiculers
  9. ridicules
  10. ridiculest
  11. ridiculeth

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