deride

verb

/dɪˈraɪd/

[often passive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deride	/dɪˈraɪd/ /dɪˈraɪd/
he / she / it derides	/dɪˈraɪdz/ /dɪˈraɪdz/
past simple derided	/dɪˈraɪdɪd/ /dɪˈraɪdɪd/
past participle derided	/dɪˈraɪdɪd/ /dɪˈraɪdɪd/
-ing form deriding	/dɪˈraɪdɪŋ/ /dɪˈraɪdɪŋ/

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to treat somebody/something as silly and not worth considering seriously嘲笑；愚弄；揶揄 synonym mock
- be derided (as something) His views were derided as old-fashioned.他的观点被当作旧思想受到嘲弄。
- be derided by somebody The play was derided by the critics.该剧受到评论家的嘲笑。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin deridere ‘scoff at’.