ridicule

(noun) language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate.

(noun) the act of deriding or treating with contempt. Synonyms: derision.

(verb) subject to laughter or ridicule. Synonyms: roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun. Examples: "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house." "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher." "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday."