to hold sb up to ridicule
11hold up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there. [V P n (not pron)] She held up her hand stiffly... [V n P] Hold it up so that we can see it. 2) PHRASAL …
12ridicule — Synonyms and related words: airs, arrogance, badinage, banter, barrack, be above, be contemptuous of, be disrespectful, be merry with, be overfamiliar with, brashness, brassiness, brazenfacedness, brazenness, burlesque, care nothing for,… …
13hold cheap — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, contemn, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, hold beneath one, hold in contempt, insult, look down upon, misprize …
14hold in contempt — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, belittle, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, care nothing for, contemn, cry down, dare, debase, decry, degrade, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate from, despise,… …
15hold up — verb Date: 1851 transitive verb 1. to rob at gunpoint 2. delay, impede 3. to call attention to ; single out < his work was held up to ridicule > < hold this up as perfection Times Literary Supplement > …
16hold someone/something up — 1) delay or block the movement or progress of someone or something our return flight was held up for seven hours 2) rob someone or something using the threat of force or violence a masked gunman held up the post office 3) present or expose… …
17Viktor Orbán — The native form of this personal name is Orbán Viktor. This article uses the Western name order. Viktor Orbán Orbán at the EPP summit (2010) Prime Minister of Hungary …
18libel — /laybal/ A method of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, or signs. In its most general sense, any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another. A false and unprivileged publication in writing of defamatory material.… …
19libel — /laybal/ A method of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, or signs. In its most general sense, any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another. A false and unprivileged publication in writing of defamatory material.… …
20expose — ex·pose vt ex·posed, ex·pos·ing 1: to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition: as a: to make (one) open to liability or financial loss b: to leave (a child) uncared for and lacking shelter from the elements 2: to cause to be visible or …
