- (transitive)
to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at
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de•ride /dɪˈraɪd/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + obj], -rid•ed, -rid•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to laugh at in contempt;
mock:They derided his plan for saving money.
de•ride
(di rīd′),USA pronunciation v.t., -rid•ed, -rid•ing.
de•rid′er, n.
de•rid′ing•ly, adv.
- to laugh at in scorn or contempt;
scoff or jeer at;
mock.
- Latin dērīdēre to mock, equivalent. to dē- de- + rīdēre to laugh
- 1520–30
de•rid′ing•ly, adv.
- taunt, flout, gibe, banter, rally. See ridicule.
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