ridicule

IPA: rˈɪdʌkjuɫ

(transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of

Examples of "ridicule" in Sentences

Rudy Giuliani ran similarly early in Iowa, to much ridicule from the press.
And all the ridicule is a stick for human spaceflight opponents to bash NASA over the head with.
Angered by this, Mr Rushdie then decided to turn to what he described as "ridicule by the Twitterverse" about the row.
Okay, for one, ridicule is the consequence when after years of outrageous claims, the UFO community has produced no hard evidence.
He played by the rules, was the subject of jokes and ridicule from the Clinton camp, had to endure Bill Clinton's rants day after day.
Audi seemed to be trying to make fun of Green Correctness and in the public arena ridicule is nearly always more effective than criticism.
The morons who elected Sanford (and anyone else connected with C-Street) deserve all that they get by way of ridicule from the rest of the civilized world.
To ignor the questions and concerns and resort to making fun of and ridicule is question for even more concern over the tactics of the current administration.
I've consistently maintained Roethlisberger has averted consistent public attention and ridicule from the mainstream media because of his race and the current media structure.
The kids in cases like the one being discussed here are of course much older and more cynical than we juniors were, but as Ricardo points out, they are also at a stage where peer ridicule is more potent than at any other time in their lives.