deride
de·ride (d
-r
d
)
tr.v. de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing, de·rides
To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth. See Synonyms at ridicule.
[Latin d
rdre : d-, de- + rdre, to laugh at.]
de·rider n.
de·riding·ly adv.
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deride – treat or speak of with contempt; “He derided his student’s attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics”catcall – utter catcalls at |