Buffoon
Buffoon noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.
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Deride and buffoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deride" instead a verb "Buffoon".
Nearby Words: buffoonery, buffo
Deride
Deride verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.
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Deride and Buffoon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffoon/deride
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Deride or Buffoon. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffoon/deride.
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