# deride

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #59,339

## Definitions
1. To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
2. To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *de
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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deride