Meaning
to ridicule, to mock
- to make fun of or dismiss someone or something by making them look ridiculous
In a sentence
Non dovresti ridicolizzare gli sforzi dei tuoi colleghi.
You shouldn't ridicule your colleagues' efforts.
Il critico ha ridicolizzato la nuova commedia teatrale.
The critic ridiculed the new stage play.
Perché cerchi sempre di ridicolizzare le mie proposte?
Why do you always try to ridicule my proposals?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ridicolizzare | infinitive |
| ridicolizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridicolizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridicolizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridicolizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ridicolizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ridicolizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ridicolizzando | gerund |
| ridicolizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive verb; directly takes a direct object.
- Near-synonyms include 'deridere' and 'prendere in giro'.