ridicule

ridiculizar, burlarse de

Burlarse de alguien o algo de forma cruel para hacerlo parecer tonto.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: ridicule someone/something for something (The boys ridiculed him for his accent.)

Sinónimos: mock, make fun of, laugh at

Expresiones frecuentes: ridicule someone, ridicule an idea, publicly ridicule someone

burla, mofa

Risas o comentarios crueles que hacen parecer tonto a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: ridicule of someone/something (Their ridicule of his work was cruel.)

Sinónimos: mockery, derision

Expresiones frecuentes: public ridicule, face ridicule, object of ridicule