deride
[ dih-rahyd ]
verb (used with object),de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing.
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
Origin of deride
1synonym 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 CooperIn 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
(tr) to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at
Origin of deride
1C16: 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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