Definitions for deridedɪˈraɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•ride*dɪˈraɪd(v.t.)-rid•ed, -rid•ing.
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; mock.
* Syn: See ridicule.
Origin of deride:
1520–30; < L dērīdēre to mock =dē-de - +rīdēre to laugh
de•rid′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
deride(verb)
treat or speak of with contempt
"He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
Wiktionary
deride(Verb)
To harshly mock; ridicule.
Origin: From deridere, from de- + ridere.
Webster Dictionary
Deride(verb)
to laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at
Translations for deride
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
deride(verb)
to laugh at; to mock.
- uitlag, bespotAfrikaans
- يَسْخَرُ مِن، يَهْزَأArabic
- осмивамBulgarian
- troçarPortuguese (BR)
- vysmívat se, posmívat seCzech
- verhöhnenGerman
- håne; spotteDanish
- χλευάζωGreek
- ridiculizarSpanish
- pilamaEstonian
- مسخره کردن؛ دست انداختنFarsi
- pilkataFinnish
- rire deFrench
- לְלַגלֵגHebrew
- उपहास करनाHindi
- rugati se, ismijavatiCroatian
- kigúnyolHungarian
- mencemoohkanIndonesian
- hæðaIcelandic
- deridereItalian
- あざ笑うJapanese
- 비웃다Korean
- išjuoktiLithuanian
- izsmiet; zobotLatvian
- mengejekMalay
- uitlachenDutch
- gjøre narr av, håneNorwegian
- naśmiewać się zPolish
- مسخره کردن؛ دست انداختنPersian
- ملنډې وهل، ټوكې كول (پهPashto
- troçarPortuguese
- a râde de, a ridiculizaRomanian
- высмеиватьRussian
- posmievať saSlovak
- posmehovati seSlovenian
- rugati seSerbian
- skrattaåt, håna, förlöjligaSwedish
- หัวเราะเยาะThai
- alay etmek, alaya almakTurkish
- 嘲笑Chinese (Trad.)
- висміювати; насміхатисяUkrainian
- مزاق اڑانا ؛ تضحیک کرناUrdu
- nhạo bángVietnamese
- 嘲笑Chinese (Simp.)
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