DERIDE


Meaning of DERIDE in English

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

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