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Definition of deride in English: derideverb dɪˈrʌɪddəˈraɪd [with object]Express contempt for; ridicule. the decision was derided by environmentalists Example sentencesExamples - Some critics have derided his work as dumbed-down and self-aggrandising.
- The painter proved once again yesterday that, while critics might deride it, the public can't get enough of his work.
- It has been derided by some critics as straying too far from historical fact in order to show a well-polished fiction.
- These questions are not meant to mock or deride anyone's beliefs.
- Do you get tired of being derided and dismissed by many mainstream environmental leaders?
- Four years ago, they were derided for raising proposals to decriminalise cannabis.
- Wall Street has derided the decision to merge, giving the boards of both companies a sharp surprise.
- Scotland's newest soap opera has had a shaky start, derided by the critics for its wooden scripts and dull characters.
- So I didn't ridicule or deride contributions, and published most emails critical of me, my style, and my substance.
- How can I recommend a film that is not only ridiculed by most fans, but also derided by most of the stars of the film?
- Critics have derided the event as perpetuating a ‘tartan and shortbread’ image.
- Long derided by critics, he has fought artistic battles before.
- Will the inane chatter so derided by blogging critics start to dry up?
- It is certainly not a quality that should be derided or dismissed as trite - it can be studied, and it can be learned.
- Critics deride him as a publicity hound and his combative character has alienated fellow lawyers in previous class actions.
- For centuries women like me have been derided, scorned and ostracised.
- The other parties have derided the proposal as a plan for a ‘fantasy island’.
- He would mock and deride them relentlessly, not stopping until they cried.
- The worst thing you could do would be to laugh at him or deride him.
- Many food trends have come and gone since she became famous, and she remained unmoved, deriding the anti-butterfat lobby and other bores.
Synonyms ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, hold up to ridicule, pillory disdain, disparage, denigrate, pooh-pooh, dismiss, slight, detract from sneer at, scorn, pour/heap scorn on, taunt, insult, torment treat with contempt, vilify lampoon, satirize informal knock, take the mickey out of Australian/New Zealand informal poke mullock at vulgar slang take the piss out of archaic contemn, flout at
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin deridere 'scoff at'. ridiculous from mid 16th century: This comes from Latin ridiculus ‘laughable’, from ridere ‘to laugh’. Ridicule dates from the late 17th century. Derision (Late Middle English) and its later relatives such as deride (mid 16th century) come from the same root.
Definition of deride in US English: derideverbdəˈrīddəˈraɪd [with object]Express contempt for; ridicule. critics derided the proposals as clumsy attempts to find a solution Example sentencesExamples - Critics deride him as a publicity hound and his combative character has alienated fellow lawyers in previous class actions.
- These questions are not meant to mock or deride anyone's beliefs.
- It is certainly not a quality that should be derided or dismissed as trite - it can be studied, and it can be learned.
- The painter proved once again yesterday that, while critics might deride it, the public can't get enough of his work.
- For centuries women like me have been derided, scorned and ostracised.
- Wall Street has derided the decision to merge, giving the boards of both companies a sharp surprise.
- It has been derided by some critics as straying too far from historical fact in order to show a well-polished fiction.
- Many food trends have come and gone since she became famous, and she remained unmoved, deriding the anti-butterfat lobby and other bores.
- Four years ago, they were derided for raising proposals to decriminalise cannabis.
- Long derided by critics, he has fought artistic battles before.
- Critics have derided the event as perpetuating a ‘tartan and shortbread’ image.
- Some critics have derided his work as dumbed-down and self-aggrandising.
- Do you get tired of being derided and dismissed by many mainstream environmental leaders?
- Will the inane chatter so derided by blogging critics start to dry up?
- How can I recommend a film that is not only ridiculed by most fans, but also derided by most of the stars of the film?
- The other parties have derided the proposal as a plan for a ‘fantasy island’.
- He would mock and deride them relentlessly, not stopping until they cried.
- So I didn't ridicule or deride contributions, and published most emails critical of me, my style, and my substance.
- The worst thing you could do would be to laugh at him or deride him.
- Scotland's newest soap opera has had a shaky start, derided by the critics for its wooden scripts and dull characters.
Synonyms ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, hold up to ridicule, pillory
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin deridere ‘scoff at’. |