n. 25B6; noun he was subjected to ridicule : MOCKERY, derision, laughter, scorn, scoffing, contempt, jeering, sneering, sneers, jibes, jibing, teasing, taunts, taunting, ragging, chaffing, sarcasm, satire; informal kidding, ribbing, joshing; N. Amer. informal goofing, razzing; Austral./NZ informal chiacking; dated sport.
respect.
25B6; verb his theory was ridiculed : DERIDE, mock, laugh at, heap scorn on, jeer at, jibe at, sneer at, treat with contempt, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, scoff at, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, caricature, parody, tease, taunt, rag, chaff; informal kid, rib, josh, take the mickey out of; N. Amer. informal goof on, rag on, razz, pull someone's chain; Austral./NZ informal chiack, poke mullock at, sling off at; dated make sport of, twit.