deride

[dih-rahyd]

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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

1520–30; < Latin dērīdēre to mock, equivalent to dē- de- + rīdēre to laugh

Related formsde·rid·er, nounde·rid·ing·ly, adverbo·ver·de·ride, verb (used with object), o·ver·de·rid·ed, o·ver·de·rid·ing.un·de·rid·ed, adjective

Synonyms

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taunt, flout, gibe, banter, rally. See ridicule.

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Examples from the Web for deride

Contemporary Examples

Still, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote separately to deride affirmative action from his position of lived experience.
Affirmative Action Isn’t Oppressive, but the Roberts Court Wants to End It Anyway
Mike Sacks
April 23, 2014
Jerry may deride liberals Zionists as ethnic chauvinists or fantasists enthralled to an illusory peace process.
Why Liberal Zionists Won't Join BDS
Peter Beinart
February 12, 2013
I am angry with all those in France who jumped at the occasion to deride the American justice system, and America in general.
In Defense of the Hotel Maid
Laila Lalami
May 17, 2011

Historical Examples

"Deride the agonies of Gian Maria," answered Francesco, with a laugh.
Love-at-Arms
Raphael Sabatini
Ye who pray for what God in His infinite mercy has granted, do ye mock and deride Him?
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
They fear the world will mock them and deride When they are stripped of all their golden state.
The Inn of Dreams
Olive Custance
Therefore we should not deride the man who writes himself Smythe.
The Romance of Names
Ernest Weekley
They taunt and deride him, whereof three samples are again given.
Homer's Odyssey
Denton J. Snider

British Dictionary definitions for deride

deride

verb

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

Derived Formsderider, nounderidingly, adverb

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for deride

v.

1520s, from Middle French derider, from Latin deridere "to ridicule, laugh to scorn" (see derision). Related: Derided; deriding.

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Examples from the Web for deride

Contemporary Examples

Still, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote separately to deride affirmative action from his position of lived experience.

Jerry may deride liberals Zionists as ethnic chauvinists or fantasists enthralled to an illusory peace process.

I am angry with all those in France who jumped at the occasion to deride the American justice system, and America in general.

Historical Examples

"Deride the agonies of Gian Maria," answered Francesco, with a laugh.

Ye who pray for what God in His infinite mercy has granted, do ye mock and deride Him?

They fear the world will mock them and deride When they are stripped of all their golden state.

Therefore we should not deride the man who writes himself Smythe.

They taunt and deride him, whereof three samples are again given.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for deride

v.

Origin of deride