how to pronounce ridicule

/ˈɹɪdəkˌjul/

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ridicule is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of ridicule in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… back his theory for fear of ridicule by …”

meaning of ridicule

Ridicule means to mock or make fun of.

ridicule frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ridicule occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ridicule can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ridicule can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;