ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDderide
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deride
Meaning: to ridicule; to laugh at scornfully
deride in a sentence
How deride is used in real sentences:
Critics derided the film as overlong and self-indulgent.
Critics derided the film as overlong and self-indulgent.
“Some economists deride trust games as parlor tricks, yet Rios argued that careful observation can reveal where their limits begin.”
— from the passage Signals at the Table
Synonyms for deride
Other words for deride — mock, scorn, jeer and scoff — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of deride
Words that mean the opposite of deride:
- praise
- respect
- admire
Where it comes from
From Latin deridere 'to laugh down'
Memory hook
DE-RIDE — RIDE someone DOWN with mockery.