DERIDE


Meaning of DERIDE in English

[de.ride] vt de.rid.ed ; de.rid.ing [L deridere, fr. de- + ridere to laugh] (1530) 1: to laugh at contemptuously

2: to subject to usu. bitter or contemptuous ridicule syn see ridicule -- de.rid.er n -- de.rid.ing.ly adv

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.