deride

deride
v
1. scoff at, mock, jeer, ridicule, knock, gird at; fleer, laugh at, guy, Australian. chiack; taunt, gibe, twit, rag; tease, rally, Inf. roast, banter, chaff, rib, kid, Sl. razz; flout, scorn, sneer at, disdain, pooh-pooh; scout, contemn, curl one's lip at; hiss, boo, hoot at, heckle, catcall, whistle at, rail at, cry down; Inf. thumb one's nose at, U.S. give [s.o.] the raspberry or Bronx cheer.
2. make fun of, lampoon, satirize, parody, pasquinade; make sport of, poke fun at, make a fool out of, make the butt of, Sl. make an ass of; insult, detract, belittle, run down, disparage; slur, slander, abuse, vilify, harass.

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  • Deride — De*ride , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriding}.] [L. deridere, derisum; de + rid?re to laugh. See {Ridicule}.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • déridé — déridé, ée (dé ri dé, dée) part. passé. Qui n a plus de rides. La peau déridée par quelques cosmétiques.    Fig. Un front déridé, un front où un air sérieux, soucieux ne paraît plus …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • deride — index bait (harass), brand (stigmatize), cavil, contemn, decry, denigrate, depreciate …   Law dictionary

  • deride — 1520s, from M.Fr. derider, from L. deridere to ridicule, laugh to scorn (see DERISION (Cf. derision)). Related: Derided; deriding …   Etymology dictionary

  • deride — *ridicule, mock, taunt, twit, rally Analogous words: *scoff, jeer, gibe, flout, sneer, gird, fleer: chaff, *banter, kid, rag, jolly, rib …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • deride — [v] make fun of; insult banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis*, disdain, disparage, do a number on*, dump on*, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, poohpooh*, put down*, quiz, rag*, rally, razz*, rib*, ridicule, roast* …   New thesaurus

  • deridé — Deridé, [derid]ée. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • deride — ► VERB ▪ express contempt for; ridicule. ORIGIN Latin deridere scoff at …   English terms dictionary

  • deride — [di rīd′] vt. derided, deriding [L deridere < de , pejorative + ridere, to laugh: see RIDICULE] to laugh at in contempt or scorn; make fun of; ridicule SYN. RIDICULE derider n. deridingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • deride — de|ride [dıˈraıd] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: deridere, from ridere to laugh ] to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless = ↑mock ▪ You shouldn t deride their efforts. deride sb as… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • deride — verb (T) formal to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless: You shouldn t deride their efforts. | deride sb as sth: Wayne was derided as a mere playboy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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