deride

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈraɪd/ UK /dɪˈraɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to mock or ridicule with contempt

Critics derided the proposal as naive and unworkable.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to mock or ridicule with... mock ridicule scorn jeer taunt scoff disparage

Opposites

praise respect admire honor

Word family

Derived forms derider derision derisive derisoryderiding

Related forms derision derisive derisory ridicule

Simplified etymology

Deride, recorded from the mid-16th century, comes from the same Latin root as ridiculous: ridere “to laugh.” It is closely related in origin to derision and ridicule.

Etymology

From Latin deridere ('to laugh to scorn, mock'), from de- ('down, away') plus ridere ('to laugh').

deridere Latin ridere Latin

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# deride

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈraɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈraɪd/

## Meanings
1. to mock or ridicule with contempt

## Examples
- Critics derided the proposal as naive and unworkable.

## Synonyms
- mock
- ridicule
- scorn
- jeer
- taunt
- scoff
- disparage

## Antonyms
- praise
- respect
- admire
- honor

## Derived Forms
- derider
- derision
- derisive
- derisory
- deriding

## Related Forms
- derision
- derisive
- derisory
- ridicule

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deridere
- Root: ridere

## Etymology
From Latin deridere ('to laugh to scorn, mock'), from de- ('down, away') plus ridere ('to laugh').

## AI Etymology
Deride is from Latin deridere ('to laugh to scorn, mock'), from de- ('down, away') plus ridere ('to laugh'). Important recorded forms include deridere (Latin) and ridere (Latin). The current sense covers to mock or ridicule with contempt. The wider family includes derived forms such as derider, derision, derisive, derisory, and deriding and related words such as derision, derisive, derisory, and ridicule.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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