KJV Dictionary Definition: deride

deride

DERIDE, v.t. L. To laugh. To laugh at in contempt; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to treat with scorn by laughter.

The Pharisees also-derided him. Luke 16.

Some, who adore Newton for his fluxions, deride him for his religion.

derided

DERIDED, pp. Laughed at in contempt; mocked; ridiculed.

derider

DERIDER, n.

1. One who laughs at another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer.

2. A droll or buffoon.

deriding

DERIDING, ppr. Laughing at with contempt; mocking; ridiculing.

deridingly

DERIDINGLY, adv. By way of derision or mockery.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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