【Ridicule】 ,  【deride】 ,  【mock】 ,  【taunt】 ,  【twit】 ,  【rally】  are comparable when they mean to make a person or thing the object of laughter.

【Ridicule】 implies deliberate and often malicious belittling of the person or thing ridiculed.

【Deride】 implies a bitter or contemptuous spirit.

【Mock】 stresses scornful derision and usually implies words or gestures or sometimes acts expressive of one’s defiance or contempt. When used in reference to things,  【mock】 often implies a setting at naught that suggests scorn or derision.

【Taunt】 implies both mockery and reproach; it often connotes jeering insults.

【Twit】  may come close to  【taunt】 and imply a mocking or cruel casting something up to someone, but  【twit】 , like  【rally】 , may imply no more than good-natured raillery or friendly 【ridicule】 .