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[verb] treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
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\De*ride"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriding}.] [L. deridere, derisum; de- + rid?re to laugh. See {Ridicule}.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at. And the Pharisees, also, . . . derided him. --Luke xvi. 14. Sport that wrinkled Care derides. And Laughter holding both his sides. --Milton. Syn: To mock; laugh at; ridicule; insult; taunt; jeer; banter; rally. Usage: To {Deride}, {Ridicule}, {Mock}, {Taunt}. A man may ridicule without any unkindness of feeling; his object may be to correct; as, to ridicule the follies of the age. He who derides is actuated by a severe a contemptuous spirit; as, to deride one for his religious principles. To mock is stronger, and denotes open and scornful derision; as, to mock at sin. To taunt is to reproach with the keenest insult; as, to taunt one for his misfortunes. Ridicule consists more in words than in actions; derision and mockery evince themselves in actions as well as words; taunts are always expressed in words of extreme bitterness.

See also: bemock | catcall | mock |

Related terms: be above, be contemptuous of, belittle, chaff, diminish, disdain, feel contempt for, grin at, kid, make bold, make fun of, misprize, pan, ride, scout, sneer at, snicker at, sniff at, snigger at, take liberties, taunt, twit

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Let's analyse "deride" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EDIRED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: deride: 5 + 9 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: deride: 4 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

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Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (2) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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