deride (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *deride*:
VERB	communication	deride	treat or speak of with contempt / contempt / contempt

deride > pronunciation
Sounds	dihray'd
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *deride*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	treat or speak of with contempt / contempt / contempt.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
Narrower	catcall	Utter catcalls at
Broader	mock, bemock	treat with contempt
Spanish	menospreciar, ridiculizar
Catalan	ridiculitzar
Adjectives	derisive	abusing vocally
Adjectives	derisory	incongruous
Nouns	derision	the act of deriding or treating with contempt / contempt
Nouns	derision	contemptuous laughter

HyperDic: deride