It's the subject subjugating the object.
Definition of subject/object of ridicule
: someone who is made fun of in a cruel or harsh way He was asubject/object of ridicule to his coworkers.
subject
: one that is placed under authority or control: such as
: vassal
: one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law
: owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another
: suffering a particular liability or exposure
: having a tendency or inclination : prone
: to bring under control or dominion : subjugate
: to make (someone, such as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior
: to make liable : predispose
object
: something material that may be perceived by the senses
: something that when viewed stirs a particular emotion (such as pity)
: something mental or physical toward which thought, feeling, or action is directed
: to put forth in opposition or as an objection
: to oppose something firmly and usually with words or arguments
: to feel distaste for something
: of, relating to, or being object code
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ridiculeplay
: the act of ridiculing : derision, mockery
: to make fun of
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The English people had used theirviolent power to subjugate Ireland.
영국인들은 폭력을 사용해서 아일랜드를 복속시켰다.
Nazism, appearing under the maskof German nationalism, openlyattempted to subjugate the world.
독일 애국주의의 가면 아래 등장한 나치즘은 세계를 정복하려고 공공연하게 시도했다.
The government forces launched amajor operation tosuppress[subjugate] bandits.
관병들은 대대적인 산적 토벌 작전에 나섰다
I did not say that I would subjugatemy actions to your will.
내 행동을 너의 뜻에 따라 복종하겠다고 말하지 않았다.
Makes you more vulnerable to theSubjugate skill.
서브쥬게이트 스킬에 더욱 약해집니다.
They will seize our goods andsubjugate us.
이용자 참여 도움말 그들은 우리의 물건들을 압류하고 우리를 종속시킬 것이다.
Meanwhile, they use America’s immense military power to subjugate Iraq….
한편, 그들은 미국의 엄청난 군사력을 이라크를 정복시키는데 사용하고 있다.
To subjugate individuals and keepthem ‘happy’ they need a pay off.
개인들을 복종시키고, 그들을 행복하게 유지시키기 위해서는 보상이 필요하다.
Israeli governments have preferredto subjugate Palestine with violence.
이스라엘정부는 폭력으로 팔레스타인을 정복하는 것을 더 선호해왔다.
Any landowner can subjugate hisserf.
어떤 지주든 그의 농노들을 복종시킬 수 있다.
Another completely pointless pieceof lawmaking, just for the sake of it, designed to totally subjugate theBritish people.
또 다른 완전히 무의미한 입법과정의 일부는, 그냥 그것을 위해, 전적으로 영국민들을 복종시키기위해 고안되었다.
Russia rightly sees us maneuveringto subjugate and plunder it.
러시아는 우리가 그것을 정복하고 약탈하기위해 교묘한 술수를 쓰고있는 것을 옳게 보고있다.
The battle also marked a turning point in another Europeancountry’s military ambitions tosubjugate the Continent.
그 전투는 또한 대륙을 정복하려는 또 다른 유럽국가의 군사적야망에 전환점을 표시했다.
The government's desire to subjugate Darfur ignited this conflict and drives it today.
다푸르를 정복하겠다는 정부의 바램이 이런 갈등을 유발시켜, 그것을 몰고 있다
As far as the Israelis are concerned, they used to be able to subjugate the Arabs by military force.
이스라엘 사람들이 관련되는 한 아랍을 군사력으로 예속할 수 있었다.