Ridicule
Nouns
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ridicule, derision
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sardonic smile, sardonic grin
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irrision
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scoffing etc. (disrespect) Disrespect
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mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage
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quizzing etc. v.
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asteism. squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin. parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie
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farce etc. (drama) The Drama
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caricature. buffoonery etc. (fun) Amusement
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practical joke
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horseplay. scorn, contempt etc. Contempt.
Verbs
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ridicule, deride, mock, taunt
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snigger
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laugh in one's sleeve
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tease [ridicule lightly], badinage, banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz, roast
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haze [U.S.]
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tehee
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fleer
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show up. play upon, play tricks upon
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fool to the top of one's bent
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laugh at, grin at, smile at
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poke fun at. satirize, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty. turn into ridicule
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make merry with
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make fun of, make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of
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rally
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scoff etc. (disrespect) Disrespect. raise a laugh etc. (amuse) Amusement
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play the fool, make a fool of oneself.
Adjectives
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derisory, derisive
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mock, mocking
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sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic
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scurrilous etc. (disrespectful) Disrespect.