Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deride

/dəˈɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
de-ride
IPA
/dəˈɹaɪd/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

Transitive verb

verb

To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dērīdēre, the present active infinitive of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (prefix denoting putting down or subjecting to indignity) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate; to turn”) (referring to turning the mouth to smile) or *wreyd- (“to carve; to scratch”)). cognates * Old French dérider (rare), derire

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dəˈɹaɪd/
  • British English: /dɪˈɹaɪd/

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Questions

How do you pronounce deride?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈɹaɪd/.
What does deride mean?
To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
Where does deride come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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