transitive verb (~d; deriding) Etymology: Latin deridēre, from de- + ridēre to laugh Date: circa 1526 to laugh at contemptuously, to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule, see: ridicule ~r noun deridingly adverb
DERIDE
Meaning of DERIDE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012