English-Portuguese translations for ridicule

• ridicularizar
  A meu ver, apesar das tentativas feitas no sentido de a ridicularizar, a proposta representa um bom compromisso entre proteccionismo e excesso de regulação. In my view despite attempts to ridicule the proposal it does strike a good balance between protectionism and over-regulation.
  Existe o perigo de um dia, a nível internacional, se ridicularizar a União Europeia devido à sua generosidade, tirando-se partido da mesma. There is a danger of the European Union' s one day being ridiculed and taken advantage of internationally because of its generosity.
  Um coro de várias vozes arrisca-se a ridicularizar a ideia de uma Europa unida, e a colocar em ridículo a imagem e a influência da UE a nível internacional. A choir of several voices risks casting ridicule on the idea of a United Europe, not to mention its international image and influence.
• ridículo
  Hoje, juntamos o ridículo à vergonha. Today, we are piling ridicule on shame.

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