deride (verb)
1deride — ► VERB ▪ express contempt for; ridicule. ORIGIN Latin deridere scoff at …
2deride — verb (T) formal to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless: You shouldn t deride their efforts. | deride sb as sth: Wayne was derided as a mere playboy …
3deride — verb the kid I used to deride in junior high is now my boss Syn: ridicule, mock, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, hold up to ridicule, pillory; disdain, disparage, denigrate, dismiss, slight; sneer at, scorn, insult;… …
4deride — verb To harshly mock; ridicule. See Also: derision, derisive, ridicule, ridiculous, ridiculosity …
5deride — UK [dɪˈraɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deride : present tense I/you/we/they deride he/she/it derides present participle deriding past tense derided past participle derided formal to criticize someone or something by suggesting that they… …
6deride — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scoff at, jeer, mock; see ridicule . See Synonym Study at ridicule . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [di RIDE] to laugh at; ridicule. Citizens of the nineteenth century would often deride the automobile.… …
7deride — [[t]dɪra͟ɪd[/t]] derides, deriding, derided VERB If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value. [FORMAL] [V n] Opposition MPs derided the Government s response to the crisis... [V n] This theory is widely… …
8deride — transitive verb (derided; deriding) Etymology: Latin deridēre, from de + ridēre to laugh Date: circa 1526 1. to laugh at contemptuously 2. to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule Synonyms: see …
9deride — de|ride [ dı raıd ] verb transitive FORMAL to criticize someone or something by suggesting that they are stupid, unimportant, or useless …
10deride — [dɪ rʌɪd] verb express contempt for; ridicule. Derivatives derider noun Origin C16: from L. deridere scoff at …
