deride
Betekenis (Engels)
- (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.
Sinonieme
jeer at
sneer at
harrass
poke fun at
scoff at
disparage
mock at
smile at
treat discourteously
laught at
pour scorn on
heap scorn on
laugh coldly
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/dɪˈɹaɪd/
Etimologie (Engels)
PIE word *de Learned borrowing from Latin dērīdēre, the present active infinitive of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (prefix denoting putting down or subjecting to indignity) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate; to turn”) (referring to turning the mouth to smile) or *wreyd- (“to carve; to scratch”)). cognates * Old French dérider (rare), derire
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