as in mocked
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion
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Recent Examples of ridiculed
Only two years ago, Blake Lemoine, a Google engineer, was ridiculed for suggesting that a Google AI model was sentient.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, Kim's sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, also ridiculed South Korea's showcasing of the Hyunmoo-5 missile, saying there there's no way for South Korea to counter the North Korea's nuclear forces with conventional weapons.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Once ridiculed as unserious fanatics by the conservative establishment, Dunn and Wilks are now its kingmakers.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
After being ridiculed for not having a policy platform, the Kamala Harris campaign released an 82-page document outlining the vice president’s ideas on the economy.
—The Editors, National Review, 1 Oct. 2024
According to a September 12 press release from Portillo’s lawyers, her McDonald’s managers continued to use a male name and male pronouns for her and ridiculed her for being transgender.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 1 Oct. 2024
Although architects and other urbanites ridiculed the project, many working-class individuals found the new Skopje meaningful, an international brand that could bring Macedonia back to the world scene.
—Fabio Mattioli, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2017
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“Ridiculed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridiculed. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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