Deride

Quick meaning: Deride is a verb meaning (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

Meaning

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

Example Sentences

[H]e ſcorns the vain apologies of his prieſts, and juſtly derides the object, and the folly, of his ſuperſtitious attachment.

Cicero beeing Augur, derideth the Auguries, and blames men for letting their actions relie vpon the voyce of a Crovve or a Davve.

And the people ſtood beholding ⁊ the rulers alſo with them derided him [Jesus], ſaying, hee ſaued others, let him ſaue himſelfe, if he be Chriſt, yͤ choſen of God.

Thou derideſt ſervants for obeying diligently their higheſt maſter? and for doing diligently the greateſt, beſt and needfulleſt vvork in all the vvorld? And is this a good example for thy ovvn ſervants?

Word Forms

• derides
• deriding
• derided
• deridest
• deridedst
• derideth

Synonyms for deride

Depending on context, synonyms include badger, bam, barrack, brock, bullyrag, chiack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jeer, ridicule, sneer, scorn, disparage, ridiculize.

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