ridicule vs lampoon

ridicule and lampoon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ridicule	Yes	No	Yes	No
lampoon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lampoon is a hyponym of ridicule; that is, lampoon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ridicule:

Other hyponyms of ridicule include tease, satirise, satirize, debunk, expose, stultify.

ridicule (noun)	lampoon (noun)
the act of deriding or treating with contempt	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

ridicule (verb)	lampoon (verb)
subject to laughter or ridicule	ridicule with satire