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deride

One entry found for deride.
Main Entry: de·ride
Pronunciation: di-'rId, dE-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): de·rid·ed; de·rid·ing
Etymology: Latin deridEre, from de- + ridEre to laugh
1 : to laugh at contemptuously
2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule
synonym see RIDICULE
- de·rid·er noun
- de·rid·ing·ly /-'rI-di[ng]-lE/ adverb