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deride

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de·ride  (d-rd)
tr.v. de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing, de·rides
To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth. See Synonyms at ridicule.

[Latin drdre : d-, de- + rdre, to laugh at.]

de·rider n.
de·riding·ly adv.

deride
Verb
[-riding, -rided] to speak of or treat with contempt or ridicule [Latin deridere to laugh to scorn]
derision n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deride - treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
catcall - utter catcalls at

deride
Translations
Spanish deride [dɪˈraɪd] vtridiculizar, mofarse de
French deride [dɪˈraɪd] vtrailler
German deride [dɪˈraɪd] vtsich lustig machen über +acc
Italian deride [dɪˈraɪd] vtderidere

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--if John Barleycorn could get such sway over me, a non-alcoholic, what must be the sufferings of the true alcoholic, battling against the organic demands of his chemistry while those closest to him sympathise little, understand less, and despise and deride him!
From the first my fellow-pupils used to tease and deride and mock me whenever I was saying my lessons.
Whether he noticed the look of terror with which Pierre regarded that lifeless arm, or whether some other thought flitted across his dying brain, at any rate he glanced at the refractory arm, at Pierre's terror-stricken face, and again at the arm, and on his face a feeble, piteous smile appeared, quite out of keeping with his features, that seemed to deride his own helplessness.
 
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