Associations to the word «Deride»

Wiktionary

DERIDE, verb. (transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule.

Dictionary definition

DERIDE, verb. Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King