揶 揄(やゆ)

やゆ

noun

ridicule; mockery

formalcommunication

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.

Common collocations

揶揄(やゆ)する: to ridicule, to mock
揶揄(やゆ)を込(こ)めて: mockingly
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; everyday and often playful.
馬鹿(ばか)にする: to make fun of, to look down on; the everyday phrase.
嘲笑(ちょうしょう): scornful laughter; harsher.

揶揄(やゆ) is a written word, common in journalism and commentary, for pointed mockery, often through a nickname or an ironic label.

Related Words

Synonym: 嘲笑(ちょうしょう) (ridicule, scorn)

Compare: 皮肉(ひにく) (sarcasm, irony)

Compare: からかう (to tease)

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