deride
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verb (used with object), de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing.
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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deride (dɪˈraɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at | |
| [C16: from Latin dērīdēre to laugh to scorn, from | |
| de'rider | |
| —n | |
| de'ridingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
deride
1520s, from M.Fr. derider, from L. deridere "to ridicule, laugh to scorn" (see derision). Related: Derided; deriding.
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Example sentences
Some may deride baseball for being too slow in such modern times.
Whether sung or played on that occasion, the tune's martial air was intended to deride the colonials.
Advocates of space exploration, meanwhile, often deride the space station as too timid a venture.
Fooling yourself into feeling better about life is easy to deride.
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