deride
verb
[ dɪˈrʌɪd ]
• express contempt for; ridicule.
• "the decision was derided by environmentalists"
Similar:
ridicule,
mock,
jeer at,
scoff at,
jibe at,
make fun of,
poke fun at,
laugh at,
hold up to ridicule,
pillory,
disdain,
disparage,
denigrate,
pooh-pooh,
dismiss,
slight,
detract from,
sneer at,
scorn,
pour/heap scorn on,
taunt,
insult,
torment,
treat with contempt,
vilify,
lampoon,
satirize,
knock,
take the mickey out of,
poke mullock at,
contemn,
flout at,
take the piss out of,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin deridere ‘scoff at’.
