ridicule


ridicule (http://definr.com/ridicule)

     n 1: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
     2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: derision]
     v : subject to laughter or ridicule: "The satirists ridiculed
         the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
         at the inexperienced teacher" [syn: guy, blackguard,
         laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun]