ridicule

This argument is ridiculous, as in deserving of ridicule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

"He was being subjected to relentless scrutiny, including ridicule, discrediting absolutely every detail of his life," Baron-Cohen said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

She’s let her hair go gray but kept up her tan, and she’s careful not to ridicule the ways her body has changed with age.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

“They’re really opening themselves up to probably a successful lawsuit against attempts to enforce this, not to mention public ridicule on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday,” Keating said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

I once thought he would ridicule me, if he found out about Josef.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

When Charlie Brown joyfully returns to his friends with the spindly little tree, the gang ridicules his choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

When Harris doubts or ridicules his stature, his wealth, the size of his crowds, or whatever, he feels compelled to fight back and restore his eminent centrality at once.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024

A majority of consumers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent are not willing to shrug off media and advertising that ridicules or mishandles their culture.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

Libii’s story underlines the self-negation involved in the trope of the title and ridicules the expectations and constraints forced upon Black people in myriad ways.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

However, the medical community ridicules him for the effort, and he’s never able to repeat his success.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

However, Kim Yo Jong ridiculed Lee's latest overture, calling it "the climax of the farce that everyone should watch."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

They had transformed themselves from the ridiculed Clip Joint to a top-shelf NBA organization, but they now have been affixed with a scarlet eight letters that will follow them forever: cheaters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg even made it a point to ride his bike to work, a choice that Trump ridiculed.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

The electric vehicle’s glass-roof design was ridiculed by some Ferrari fans when it was unveiled in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

And he didn’t want to see his beliefs mischaracterized, or his work ridiculed in the book I was writing.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

"For example, a tweet being shared to allege homophobia on my part was actually ridiculing homophobia," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

At a demonstration outside the Parliament building in the Bulgarian capital, a giant screen looped videos and memes ridiculing politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Both Daniels and Trump, who is the actual defendant, come out of these exchanges sounding like schoolchildren ridiculing each other.

From Slate ● May 10, 2024

But those bands did so at their own risk; in those days Mr. Albini was also known for ridiculing the bands he recorded after the fact.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2024

It's not going to work, said a ridiculing voice in her head.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray