ridicule
ridicule
subs.
P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, κᾰτᾰγέλως, ὁ, V. κερτόμησις, ἡ, P. χλευασία, ἡ, χλευασμός, ὁ.
Insult: P. and V. ὕβρῐς, ἡ.
Object of ridicule: P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, κᾰτᾰγέλως, ὁ, V. ὕβρισμα, τό.
They turned the matter into ridicule: P. εἰς γέλωτα ἔτρεπον τὸ πρᾶγμα (Thuc. 6.35).
subs.
P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, κᾰτᾰγέλως, ὁ, V. κερτόμησις, ἡ, P. χλευασία, ἡ, χλευασμός, ὁ.
Insult: P. and V. ὕβρῐς, ἡ.
Object of ridicule: P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, κᾰτᾰγέλως, ὁ, V. ὕβρισμα, τό.
They turned the matter into ridicule: P. εἰς γέλωτα ἔτρεπον τὸ πρᾶγμα (Thuc. 6.35).
ridicule
v. trans.
P. and V. σκώπτειν (Eur. Cycl. 675, absol.). Ar. and P. χλευάζειν, ἐπισκώπτειν, τωθάζειν, V. κερτομεῖν.
Satirise: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν, P. ἐπικωμῳδεῖν.
Laugh at: P. and V. γελᾶν ἐπί̆ (dat. or dat. alone); see mock.
Insult: P. and V. ὑβρίζειν (acc. or εἰς, acc.).
v. trans.
P. and V. σκώπτειν (Eur. Cycl. 675, absol.). Ar. and P. χλευάζειν, ἐπισκώπτειν, τωθάζειν, V. κερτομεῖν.
Satirise: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν, P. ἐπικωμῳδεῖν.
Laugh at: P. and V. γελᾶν ἐπί̆ (dat. or dat. alone); see mock.
Insult: P. and V. ὑβρίζειν (acc. or εἰς, acc.).
RIDICULE
s. risus (laughter): ludibrium (mockery sport): to excite ridicule risum movere concitare: to expose to ridicule risui ludibrio aliquem exponere: a subject of ridicule ridiculus (-um).
s. risus (laughter): ludibrium (mockery sport): to excite ridicule risum movere concitare: to expose to ridicule risui ludibrio aliquem exponere: a subject of ridicule ridiculus (-um).
v. ludere: ludibrio habere: ludificare (to make an object of sport or ridicule): illudere (to jest upon amuse one’s self with).
ridicule (subs.):
1. rīdĭcŭlum (prop. the neut. of the adj.): the force of r., vis ridiculi, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 237: r. decides matters better than bitterness, r. acri melius secat res, Hor. S. 1, 10, 14: Quint. 6, 3, 22.
2. dērīdĭcŭlum: in r., per d., Tac. A. 6, 2.
3. Expr. sometimes by rīsus, ūs (laughter): to turn unpleasant topics into r., odiosas res joco risuque dissolvere, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236: (cf. Quint. 6, 3, pass.): an object of r. may be expr. by ridendus, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 9.
1. rīdĭcŭlum (prop. the neut. of the adj.): the force of r., vis ridiculi, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 237: r. decides matters better than bitterness, r. acri melius secat res, Hor. S. 1, 10, 14: Quint. 6, 3, 22.
2. dērīdĭcŭlum: in r., per d., Tac. A. 6, 2.
3. Expr. sometimes by rīsus, ūs (laughter): to turn unpleasant topics into r., odiosas res joco risuque dissolvere, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236: (cf. Quint. 6, 3, pass.): an object of r. may be expr. by ridendus, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 9.
ridicule (v.):
1. irrīdeo, rīsi, rīsum, 2: to r. the gods in jest, per jocum deos i., Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7: to r. bitterly, acerbis facetiis i., Tac. A. 5, 2: all r.d him when he began to speak, omnes cum loqui coeperit irriderent, Cic. Verr. 4, 66, 148: v.LAUGH AT , DERIDE .
2. illūdo, si, sum, 3 (constr. with acc.; more rarely dat., in with acc., or abl.): to r. his tones when he sang, i. voces quum caneret, Tac. A. 14, 52: to r. the unfortunate, i. miseros, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 237.
3. lūdo, si, sum, 3 (rare: less strongthan the preced.): to r. any one sportively, jocose aliquem l., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12 (11), 2: v. BANTER .
4. lūdĭfĭcor, 1: v.MOCK .
1. irrīdeo, rīsi, rīsum, 2: to r. the gods in jest, per jocum deos i., Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7: to r. bitterly, acerbis facetiis i., Tac. A. 5, 2: all r.d him when he began to speak, omnes cum loqui coeperit irriderent, Cic. Verr. 4, 66, 148: v.
2. illūdo, si, sum, 3 (constr. with acc.; more rarely dat., in with acc., or abl.): to r. his tones when he sang, i. voces quum caneret, Tac. A. 14, 52: to r. the unfortunate, i. miseros, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 237.
3. lūdo, si, sum, 3 (rare: less strong
4. lūdĭfĭcor, 1: v.
appearing fewer than 50 times
διασυρμόςdisparagement, ridicule
κατάγελως
mockery, derision, ridicule
μῶμος
blame, ridicule, disgrace
περιρρογχάζω
mock, ridicule
ἀντικωμῳδέω
to ridicule in turn
ἀντιτωθάζω
ridicule in turn
ἐξειρωνεύομαι
turn into jest, ridicule