Main Entry: de·ride

Pronunciation: \di-ˈrīd, dē-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·rid·ed; de·rid·ing

Etymology: Latin deridēre, from de- + ridēre to laugh

Date: circa 1526

1 : to laugh at contemptuously
2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule

synonyms see ridicule

— de·rid·er noun

— de·rid·ing·ly \-ˈrī-diŋ-lē\ adverb