揶揄(やゆ)

やゆ
noun
ridicule; mockery
1. ridicule; mockery; derision
Making fun of someone or something in a mocking or contemptuous way.
揶揄(やゆ)を込(こ)めて言(い)った。
I said it mockingly.
彼(かれ)の発言(はつげん)は揶揄(やゆ)の対象(たいしょう)になった。
His remarks became an object of ridicule.
ネット上(じょう)で揶揄(やゆ)されることを恐(おそ)れている。
I'm afraid of being mocked online.

揶揄(やゆ) is a formal, literary word for mockery or ridicule. It implies making fun of someone or something in a pointed, sometimes subtle way — often with an undertone of contempt or criticism.

USAGE:
More literary and formal than 馬鹿(ばか)にする (to make a fool of) or からかう (to tease). Frequently appears in journalism, essays, and online commentary.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 揶揄(やゆ)する: to ridicule, to mock
  • 揶揄(やゆ)を込(こ)めて: mockingly, with derision
  • 揶揄(やゆ)の対象(たいしょう): object of ridicule
  • 揶揄(やゆ)される: to be ridiculed

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • からかう: to tease (lighter, often playful)
  • 嘲笑(ちょうしょう): scornful laughter (harsher)
  • 皮肉(ひにく): sarcasm, irony (indirect criticism)
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