deride

Meaning

To harshly mock; ridicule.

Synonyms

mock

ridicule

laugh at

make fun of

jeer

taunt

scorn

tease

sneer

scoff

jeer at

flout

gibe

insult

sneer at

joke

🤣

chaff

laugh

😆

despise

mimic

harrass

poke fun at

scoff at

defy

jibe

hoot

disparage

quip

rail

razz

reproach

ride

satirize

slight

spite

spoof

stooge

twit

diss

mock at

smile at

pish

put-down

abuse

treat discourteously

laught at

pour scorn on

heap scorn on

annoy

laugh coldly

badmouth

bad-mouth

banter

blame

blaspheme

boo

catcall

censure

cod

curse

deceive

decry

delude

disdain

disrespect

embarrass

fleer

gird

goad

guy

haze

humiliate

lampoon

make a butt of

make sport of

provoke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹaɪd/

Etymology

From Middle French dérider, from Latin dērīdeō (“to mock, laugh at”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + rīdeō (“to laugh”).