DERIDE


Meaning of DERIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈrīd, dē- ]

transitive verb

( de·rid·ed ; de·rid·ing )

Etymology: Latin deridēre, from de- + ridēre to laugh

Date: circa 1526

1. : to laugh at contemptuously

2. : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule

Synonyms: see ridicule

• de·rid·er noun

• de·rid·ing·ly -ˈrī-diŋ-lē adverb

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