deride
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deride
- /dɪˈɹaɪd/ UK
- /dəˈɹaɪd/ US
- /di-/ US
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin dērīdēre, the present active infinitive of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (prefix denoting putting down or subjecting to indignity) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate; to turn”) (referring to turning the mouth to smile) or *wreyd- (“to carve; to scratch”)).
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* Old French dérider (rare), derire
verb derides · deriding · derided · deride
- To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. Cicero beeing Augur, derideth the Auguries, and blames men for letting their actions relie vpon the voyce of a Crovve or a Davve.
- To laugh in a harshly mocking manner. Memorandum that about the year 1650 coffee and chocolate began to be frequently drunk in Oxon: and about 1655 a club was erected at Tilliard's where many pretended witts would meet and deride at others.
Similar: badger, bam, barrack, brock, bullyrag, chiack, deride, fleer, fligger, flite, geck, heckle, hound, jeer, nip, outlaugh, poke borack, ridicule, scoff, sneer, taunt, twit
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verb to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn
| Español | burlarse de, irrisionar, ridiculizar a |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 嘲る azakeru, 嘲笑う azawarau, 嘲笑する chōshō suru |
| 中文 | 嘲笑 cháoxiào, 揶揄 yéyú |
| Português | escarnecer, ridicularizar |
| Français | bafouer, railler |
| Deutsch | lächerlich machen, lustig machen über, verhöhnen, verlachen, verspotten |
| Italiano | deridere |
| Ελληνικά | λοιδωρώ loidoró |
| Русский | насмеха́ться nasmexátʹsja, высме́ивать vysméivatʹ, вы́смеять výsmejatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chế giểu, chế nhạo |
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title = {deride},
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