ridiculizamos

Ridiculizamos is a verb form in Spanish, functioning as the first-person plural of ridiculizar. It can occur as present indicative (we ridicule) or as pretérito indefinido, depending on context, since the spelling is identical for both tenses: ridiculizamos. The exact tense is usually determined by accompanying temporal expressions or auxiliary verbs in a sentence.

Ridiculizar means to cause someone or something to be regarded as ridiculous, often by mocking, belittling, or making ridicule of them publicly. The verb is transitive and takes a direct object, as in ridiculizamos las ideas, ridiculizar a alguien, or ridiculizamos las creencias, depending on what is being targeted. The term can carry neutral to negative connotations, with stronger implications of contempt or denigration when used in critical or hostile discourse.

In usage, ridiculizamos appears in journalism, opinion writing, debates, and everyday speech to describe an action of mockery performed by a group. It can also be used in discussions about rhetoric and persuasion to analyze strategies that rely on ridicule rather than evidence.

Etymologically, ridiculizar derives from ridículo, meaning laughable or ridiculous, and the suffix -izar, indicating a becoming or causing action. The word is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions, with regional variations in tone and frequency.

See also ridiculizar, ridículo, burlarse (to mock). Examples: “Nosotros ridiculizamos las afirmaciones sin fundamento” and “A veces ridiculizamos lo que no entendemos, en lugar de debatir.”