deride

Meanings

Verb

treat or speak of with contempt
- "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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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

Synonyms

badger, bam, barrack, brock, bullyrag, chiack, deride, fleer, fligger, flite, geck, heckle, hound, jeer, nip, outlaugh, poke borack, ridicule, scoff, sneer, taunt, twit

Scrabble Score: 8

deride is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deride is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deride is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

deride is a valid Words With Friends word