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deride
[ dih-rahyd ]
/ dÉŖĖraÉŖd /
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verb (used with object), deĀ·ridĀ·ed, deĀ·ridĀ·ing.
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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Origin of deride
First recorded in 1520ā30; from Latin dÄrÄ«dÄre āto mock,ā equivalent to dÄ-de- + rÄ«dÄre āto laughā
synonym study for deride
See ridicule.
OTHER WORDS FROM deride
deĀ·ridĀ·er, noundeĀ·ridĀ·ingĀ·ly, adverboĀ·verĀ·deĀ·ride, verb (used with object), oĀ·verĀ·deĀ·ridĀ·ed, oĀ·verĀ·deĀ·ridĀ·ing.unĀ·deĀ·ridĀ·ed, adjectiveWords nearby deride
derepress, derequisition, derestrict, Dergue, De Ridder, deride, de rigueur, derisible, derision, derisive, derisory
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How to use deride in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for deride
deride
/ (dÉŖĖraÉŖd) /
verb
(tr) to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at
Derived forms of deride
derider, nounderidingly, adverbWord Origin for deride
C16: from Latin dÄrÄ«dÄre to laugh to scorn, from de- + rÄ«dÄre to laugh, smile
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