deride

English

Etymology

From Latin deridere (“to mock, laugh at”), from de- (“from, down from”) + ridere (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈɹaɪd/

Verb

deride (third-person singular simple present derides, present participle deriding, simple past and past participle derided)

1. (transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:ridicule

Derived terms

• derider
• deridingly

Related terms

• derision
• derisive
• ridicule
• ridiculous
• ridiculosity

Translations

to harshly mock; ridicule

• Bulgarian: осмивам (bg) (osmivam) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嘲笑 (cmn) (cháoxiào), 揶揄 (cmn) (yéyú) (literary)

• Dutch: ridiculiseren (nl), belachelijk (nl) maken (nl), bespotten (nl)
• Finnish: pilkata (fi), ivata (fi)
• French: bafouer (fr), railler (fr)
• German: verlachen (de), verhöhnen (de)
• Italian: deridere (it)
• Japanese: 嘲る (ja) (あざける, azakeru), あざ笑う (ja) (あざわらう, azawarau), 嘲笑する (ja) (ちょうしょうする, chōshō suru)

• Norwegian: spotte (no)
• Polish: wyśmiewać (pl)
• Portuguese: ridicularizar (pt), escarnecer (pt)
• Russian: высмеивать (ru) (vysméivatʹ) impf. , высмеять (ru) (výsmejatʹ) pf. , насмехаться (ru) (nasmexátʹsja) 
• Spanish: ridiculizar (es), burlarse de (es)
• Telugu: గేలిచేయు (te) (gElicEyu), ఎగతాళిచేయు (te) (egataaLicEyu)
• Thai: เยาะเย้ย (th) (yór-yóie), เย้ยหยัน (th) (yóie-yăn)
• Vietnamese: chế nhạo (vi), chế giểu (vi)

External links

• deride in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• deride in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Verb

deride

1. third-person singular present of deridere

Anagrams

• reddei

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Latin

Verb

dērīdē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dērīdeō

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Turkish

Noun

deride

1. locative singular of deri