deride

See also: déride and déridé

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)

  1. (transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:ridicule

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • deride in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • deride in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

deride

  1. third-person singular present of deridere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dērīdē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dērīdeō

Turkish

Noun

deride

  1. locative singular of deri
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