Deride Definition

dĭ-rīd
derided, derides, deriding
verb
To laugh at in contempt or scorn; make fun of; ridicule.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:

Origin of Deride

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin dērīdēre dē- de- rīdēre to laugh at

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Deride Sentence Examples

  • While there was much to admire in TPM, there was also, alas, much to deride.

  • However the true error is made by those who deride the supposed cretins, morons and seven year olds.

  • The upholders of such a theory would, in general, deride the term `"metaphysics" or "ontology"; but it is evident, none the less, that their position itself implies a certain theory of the universe and of our own place in it, and the establishment of this theory constitutes their metaphysics.

  • Well might the Dead who struggled in the slime, Rise and deride this sepulcher of crime.

  • Meanwhile newly-conquered England had its own problems to solve; and Germany, torn by civil war, and not naturally quick to kindle, could only deride the "delirium" of the crusader.'

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to deride using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

DDEDER

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

Unscrambles

deride

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With DE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With E