| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers |
| Section II. Personal Affections |
| 2. Discriminative Affections |
| 856. Ridicule. |
| NOUN: | RIDICULE, derision; sardonic -smile, - grin; irrision [obs.], snicker or snigger, grin, twit [rare]; scoffing (disrespect) [See Disrespect]; mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage [F.]; quizzing &c. v.; asteism. SQUIB, satire, skit, quip, quib [obs.]. BURLESQUE, parody, travesty, travestie [F.]; farce (drama) [See The Drama]; caricature. BUFFOONERY (fun) [See Amusement]; practical joke, horseplay, roughhouse [slang]. |
| VERB: | RIDICULE, deride; laugh at, grin at, smile at; snicker or snigger; laugh in one’s sleeve; banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz, poke fun at, roast [slang], guy [colloq., U. S.], jolly [colloq.], rag [slang, Eng.]; haze [U. S.]; tehee or teehee; fleer; play upon, play tricks upon; get the laugh on [slang]; fool, - to the top of one’s bent; show up. turn into ridicule; make merry with; make -fun, - game, - a fool, - an April fool- of; rally; scoff (disrespect) [See Disrespect]. BURLESQUE, satirize, parody, caricature, travesty. BE RIDICULOUS [See Ridiculousness]; raise a laugh (amuse) [See Amusement]; play the fool, make a fool of oneself. |
| ADJECTIVE: | DERISIVE, derisory, mock; sarcastic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic, Rabelaisian; scurrilous (disrespectful) [See Disrespect]. |
| ADVERB: | IN RIDICULE &c. n.; as a joke, to raise a laugh. |
| INTERJECTION: | “What fools these mortals be!” [M. N. D.]. |
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