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