ridicule

verspotten, lächerlich machen

Über jemanden oder etwas auf verletzende Weise lachen, sodass die Person oder Sache töricht wirkt.

In einfachem Englisch: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way that makes them seem foolish.

• They ridiculed my idea.
• She was ridiculed for her unusual clothes.
• Why do you ridicule people who disagree with you?

So benutzt man es: ridicule someone/something for something (The boys ridiculed him for his accent.)

Synonyme: mock, make fun of, laugh at

Häufige Wendungen: ridicule someone, ridicule an idea, publicly ridicule someone

Spott, Hohn

Verletzendes Lachen oder Bemerkungen, die jemanden oder etwas töricht erscheinen lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: Unkind laughter or comments that make someone or something seem foolish.

• His suggestion met with ridicule.
• She feared public ridicule.
• The strange rule became an object of ridicule.

So benutzt man es: ridicule of someone/something (Their ridicule of his work was cruel.)

Synonyme: mockery, derision

Häufige Wendungen: public ridicule, face ridicule, object of ridicule