Thesaurus:deride

Thesaurus

deride

English

Verb

Sense: to harshly mock; to treat with contempt

Synonyms

• badger
• bam (archaic)
• barrack
• brock
• bullyrag
• chiack (British)
• deride
• fleer (archaic)
• fligger (obsolete)
• flite
• geck
• heckle
• hound
• jeer
• nip
• outlaugh
• poke borack (Australia)
• ridicule    [⇒ thesaurus]
• scoff
• sneer
• taunt
• twit

Hyponyms

• outjeer

Hypernyms

• abuse
• despise    [⇒ thesaurus]
• harass
• mock    [⇒ thesaurus]
• offend    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• boo
• catcall
• fleer (archaic)
• hiss
• hoot
• sneer

See also

• Thesaurus:ridicule (noun)
• Thesaurus:joke (noun)

Further reading

• “856. ridicule” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “deride” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.