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offensive activity vs ridicule

ridicule vs offensive activity

offensive activity and ridicule both are nouns.

offensive activity is not a verb while ridicule is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
offensive activity Yes No No No
ridicule Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ridicule is a hyponym of offensive activity; that is, ridicule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offensive activity:
  • offensive activity: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
  • ridicule: the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Other hyponyms of offensive activity include derision, indelicacy, insolence, affront, insult, presumption, rebuff, slight.
offensive activity (noun) ridicule (noun)
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others the act of deriding or treating with contempt
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
offensive activity (verb) ridicule (verb)
subject to laughter or ridicule
Difference between offensive activity and ridicule

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