English-Finnish translations for ridicule

• pilkata
  Suojelkaa ihmisiä ja varmistakaa, että heitä ei pilkata heidän saamiensa tukien tähden. Protect people and make sure that they are not ridiculed wrongly for the payments they receive.
• halventaminen
• iva
• ivailu
• ivata
• pilkka
  Leima lyötiin keskelle pilkkaa.
  Ammutaan pilkkaa.
  Nuoli osui pilkkaan.
• pilkkaaminen

Definition of ridicule

• to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
• derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour
• An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock
• The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness
• ridiculous
• A small woman's handbag; a reticule.

Examples

• His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.

Related words

• ridiculed
• expose oneself to ridicule
• object of ridicule
• scorn and ridicule