ridiculing

noun

1. 1. the act of making someone or something the object of scornful laughter by joking, mocking, etc.; derision
   2. words or actions intended to produce such laughter
2. Archaic
   1. an absurdity
   2. foolishness

Origin: Fr < L ridiculum, a jest, laughable (thing), neut. of ridiculus, laughable, comical < ridere, to laugh < IE *wrizd-, to avert the face (> Sans vrīda, embarrassment) < base *wer-, to turn

transitive verb ridiculed, ridiculing