deride /di-rīdˈ/ transitive verb- To laugh at
- To mock
ORIGIN: L dērīdēre, -rīsum, from dē (intensive) and ridēre to laugh deridˈer noun deridˈingly adverb derisible /-rizˈ/ adjective derision /di-rizhˈən/ noun - Act of deriding
- Mockery
- A laughing stock
derisive /di-rīsˈiv or -rizˈ/ adjective Scoffing, mocking derīsˈively (or /-rizˈ/) adverb derīsˈiveness (or /-rizˈ/) noun derīsˈory adjective - Scoffing
- Ridiculous, esp ridiculously inadequate
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