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Word | Deride |
Japanese Meaning | あざ笑う, あざ笑います |
treat or speak of with contempt; He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics / treat or speak of with contempt / To laugh at with contempt / ridicule; make fun of / express contempt for; ridicule. / to talk or write about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way : to say that (someone or something) is ridiculous or has no value, | |
Usage | ⇒ He derided his students attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics ⇒ Despite the critics' derision, however, audiences were moved by the play, cheering its unabashedly sentimental conclusion. ⇒ my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place ⇒ critics derided the proposals as clumsy attempts to find a solution ⇒ Many people derided the first automobiles |
Synonyms | mock, ridicule, taunt, jeer, scoff, scorn, sneer, flout, gibe, twit, disparage, tease, chaff, roast, disdain, kid, laugh at, make fun of, poke fun at, rag, |
Antonyms | commend, compliment, flatter, praise, applaud, approve, esteem, revere, acclaim, accolade, acknowledge, acknowledgment, admiration, admire, applause, appraise, appreciate, apprehend, apprize, award, |
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