deride

[ dih-rahyd ]
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verb (used with object),de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing.
  1. to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.

Origin of deride

1
First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin dērīdēre “to mock,” equivalent to dē-de- + rīdēre “to laugh”

synonym study For deride

See ridicule.

Other words for deride

Other words from deride

  • de·rid·er, noun
  • de·rid·ing·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·de·ride, verb (used with object), o·ver·de·rid·ed, o·ver·de·rid·ing.
  • un·de·rid·ed, adjective

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How to use deride in a sentence

  • As he sometimes deridingly said, he "kept his gold in corporations, that were as soulless as himself."

    Homeward Bound | James Fenimore Cooper
  • In Sandwich a man was publicly whipped for speaking deridingly of God's words and ordinances as taught by the Sandwich minister.

    Sabbath in Puritan New England | Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for deride

deride

/ (dɪˈraɪd) /


verb
  1. (tr) to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at

Origin of deride

1
C16: from Latin dērīdēre to laugh to scorn, from de- + rīdēre to laugh, smile

Derived forms of deride

  • derider, noun
  • deridingly, adverb

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