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deride Definition


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deride
verb
    derided, deriding
    1. To laugh at or make fun of someone.
      Thesaurus: ridicule, mock, scorn, condemn, disparage, belittle, scoff at, jeer, jeer at, satirize, gibe at, sneer at, contemn; Antonym: praise.
Derivative: derider
noun
Etymology: 16c: from Latin deridere.



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