deride
To laugh at or mock harshlyTo laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
» They constantly taunt and deride others.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
lächerlich machen, lustig machen über, verhöhnen
насмеха́тьсяnasmexátʹsja, высме́иватьvysméivatʹ, вы́смеятьvýsmejatʹ
висміюватиvysmijuvaty
(intransitive, obsolete)To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.
- treat or speak of with contempt
Examples
6 sentencesThey constantly taunt and deride others.
He derides her choices, but never offers alternatives.
deEr verspottet ihre Auswahl, aber bietet nie eine Alternative.
You mustn't deride him.
deDu darfst dich nicht über ihn lustig machen.
One should never deride the wretch, for who can be sure of always being happy?
The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it but there it is.
deDie Wahrheit ist unanfechtbar. Die Panik mag ihr grollen, Unwissenheit sie verhöhnen, Bosheit sie verzerren, aber da ist sie.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dērīdēre, the present active infinitive of dērīdeō (“to laughLearned borrowing from Latin dērīdēre, the present active infinitive of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (prefix denoting putting down or subjecting to indignity) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate; to turn”) (referring to turning the mouth to smile) or *wreyd- (“to carve; to scratch”)).
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Forms
derides, deriding, derided, deridedSynonyms
22 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle