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Deride
De-ride′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Derided
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deriding
.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
And the Pharisees, also, . . .
derided
him. Luke xvi. 14.
Syn. – To mock; laugh at; ridicule; insult; taunt; jeer; banter; rally.
– To
Deride
, Ridicule
, Mock
, Taunt
. A man may ridicule without any unkindness of feeling; his object may be to correct; as, to
. He who derides is actuated by a severe a contemptuous spirit; ridicule
the follies of the ageas, to
. To mock is stronger, and denotes open and scornful derision; deride
one for his religious principlesas, to
. To taunt is to reproach with the keenest insult; mock
at sinas, to
. Ridicule consists more in words than in actions; derision and mockery evince themselves in actions as well as words; taunts are always expressed in words of extreme bitterness. taunt
one for his misfortunesWebster 1828 Edition
Deride
DERIDE
,Verb.
T.
The Pharisees also-derided him. Luke 16.
Some, who adore Newton for his fluxions, deride him for his religion.
Definition 2024
deride
deride
English
Verb
deride (third-person singular simple present derides, present participle deriding, simple past and past participle derided)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:ridicule
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to harshly mock; ridicule
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External links
- deride in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- deride in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911