unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid嘲笑;奚落;戏弄
She was treated with scorn and ridicule by her colleagues when she applied for the job.她申请那份工作时,受到了同事们的嘲弄和奚落。
He's become an object of ridicule (= a person that everyone thinks is stupid and criticizes or laughs at).他成了众人嘲弄的对象。