Deride

//dɪˈɹaɪd//

Synonyms for "deride" (115 found)

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Closest matches (23)

mock asperse banter be above be contemptuous of belittle care nothing for chaff contemn dare defy depreciate despise diminish disdain dismiss disparage

Verb(6 words)

badger bam barrack brock bullyrag chiack

Strong matches (35)

Related words (57)

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

7 entries

abuse bemock despise harass mock offend revile

More specific

1 entries

outjeer

Synonyms

1 entries

mock

Related terms

7 entries

derision derisive joke ridicule ridiculosity ridiculous risible

derived

5 entries

deridable derided derider deriding deridingly

distinct from

1 entries

approve

manner of

1 entries

mock

meronym

4 entries

boo catcall hiss hoot

related to

6 entries

derision derisive mock ridicule ridiculosity ridiculous

Translations

62 translations across 32 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

осмея verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
осмивам verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

嘲笑 verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
揶揄 verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Czech

4 entries

posmívat se verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
vysmívat se verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
zesměšnit verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
zesměšňovat verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Dutch

3 entries

belachelijk maken verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
bespotten verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
ridiculiseren verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Esperanto

1 entries

moki verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Finnish

2 entries

ivata verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
pilkata verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

French

2 entries

bafouer verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
railler verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

German

4 entries

lustig machen über verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
lächerlich machen verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
verhöhnen verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
verlachen verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Greek

1 entries

λοιδωρώ verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Ingrian

1 entries

pilkata verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Interlingua

1 entries

derider verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Italian

1 entries

deridere verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Japanese

3 entries

嘲る verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
嘲笑う verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
嘲笑する verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Latin

1 entries

dērīdeō verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Macedonian

1 entries

потсмева verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Māori

4 entries

tānoa verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
tānoanoa verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
tāwai verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
whakarōriki verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Norwegian

1 entries

spotte verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Old English

1 entries

āhliehhan verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

گولمك verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Persian

1 entries

به استهزا گرفتن verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Polish

1 entries

wyśmiewać verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Portuguese

2 entries

escarnecer verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
ridicularizar verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Russian

3 entries

вы́смеять verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
высме́ивать verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
насмеха́ться verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Sanskrit

1 entries

पीयति verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Spanish

3 entries

burlarse de verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
irrisionar verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
ridiculizar a verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Swedish

3 entries

förlöjliga verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
håna verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
skratta åt verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Tagalog

1 entries

alipusta verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Telugu

2 entries

ఎగతాళిచేయు verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
గేలిచేయు verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Thai

2 entries

เยาะเย้ย verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
เย้ยหยัน verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Ukrainian

1 entries

висміювати verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chế giểu verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)
chế nhạo verb (to laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly — see also ridicule, scorn)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.

Source: tatoeba (397690)

One should never deride the wretch, for who can be sure of always being happy?

Source: tatoeba (1366312)

The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it but there it is.

Source: tatoeba (2048862)

You mustn't deride him.

Source: tatoeba (8323297)

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