deride
English
Etymology
From Middle French dérider, from Latin deridere (“to mock, laugh at”), from de- (“from, down from”) + ridere (“to laugh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈɹaɪd/
Verb
deride (third-person singular simple present derides, present participle deriding, simple past and past participle derided)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ridicule
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to harshly mock; ridicule
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Further reading
- deride in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- deride in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ide
Latin
Turkish
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