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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley