Deride
To mock or ridicule someone; to express contempt for by laughing at or making fun of them.
verbDeride
To mock or ridicule someone; to express contempt for by laughing at or making fun of them.
verbImagine This
Bobโs friends are making fun of a picture of Bob taken in a roller coaster. Bobโs face was pale and he was vomiting while the picture was taken. Bob explains to his friends, โStop making fun of me! It was THE RIDE! It was so scary!โ
Sounds Like
dih-RAHYD
Looks Like
Contains 'ride' with the prefix 'de-': de + ride
Remember This
Deride implies contempt or scorn and is stronger than casual teasing; related to derision (the noun) and derisive (the adjective).
Other Forms
Connect With
ridicule, mock, jeer, scoff, taunt, contempt
Note
Deride is a verb. Its noun form is derision; its adjective form is derisive; its adverb form is derisively. Do not confuse with derivative or with derision as a noun.
Study Deeper
- The crowd derided the speaker after he bungled his presentation.
- Students often deride someone who looks or acts differently.
From Latin deridฤre, de- (down) + ridฤre (to laugh, to mock).
De-ride: think of de-pressing the ride by laughing at it; deride means to mock or laugh at someone.
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