deridede‧ride /dɪˈraɪd/ verb [transitive] formal 
You shouldn’t deride their efforts.deride somebody as something The party was derided as totally lacking in ideas.
WORD ORIGINderide
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin deridere, from ridere ‘to laugh’VERB TABLE
deride
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | deride |
| he, she, it | derides | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | derided |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have derided |
| he, she, it | has derided | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had derided |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deride |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have derided |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am deriding |
| he, she, it | is deriding | |
| you, we, they | are deriding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was deriding |
| you, we, they | were deriding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deriding |
| he, she, it | has been deriding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deriding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deriding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deriding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Gavin has derided McLaughlin's crusade for gun control.
- Andrew Jackson, the first president from the western frontier, was unjustly accused of bigamy and derided as an unschooled ignoramus.
- Leave it to the intellectuals to deride romance novels.
- Marxism has been frequently derided for its explanations of political behaviour in Western democracies.
- Other identifications - whether with feminism, the gay community, independent activist organisations - are derided as bourgeois and self-limiting.
THESAURUS
formal to laugh at and say unkind things about a person, institution, belief etc, to show that you do not have a high opinion of them. Mock is a formal word – in everyday English people usually say make fun of: · The press mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters.· She was mocked by other pupils in her class.· You shouldn’t mock the afflicted! (=you should not make fun of people who cannot help having problems – used especially ironically, when really you think it is funny too)
to make someone or something seem stupid by making unkind jokes about them: · Peter didn’t seem to realize that they were making fun of him.· It used to be fashionable to make fun of the European Parliament.
to make unkind or funny remarks about someone or something, because they seem stupid or strange: · I don’t want the other kids to laugh at me.· People would laugh at the idea nowadays.
to make someone or something seem silly by making jokes about them, especially in a way that is funny but not really cruel: · a TV series that regularly poked fun at the government· He’s in no position to poke fun at other people’s use of English!
formal to make unkind remarks that make someone or something seem stupid: · Catesby ridiculed his suggestion.· His ideas were widely ridiculed at the time.· Scientists ridiculed him for doubting the existence of the greenhouse effect.
formal to make remarks that show you think that something is stupid or useless – often used when you think that the people who do this are wrong: · Some forms of alternative medicine – much derided by doctors – have been shown to help patients.· the system that Marxists previously derided as ‘bourgeois democracy’
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The party was derided as totally lacking in ideas.
to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless SYN mock: The party was derided as totally lacking in ideas. You shouldn’t deride their efforts.deride somebody as something The party was derided as totally lacking in ideas.