Information about the word deride (English → Esperanto: primoki)

Synonyms: mock, quip, ridicule

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈɹaɪ̯d/, /dəˈɹaɪ̯d/
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑲𐑛, 𐑛𐑩𐑮𐑲𐑛
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑉𐐴𐐼

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) deride(I) derided
(thou) deridest(thou) deridedst
(he) derides, derideth(he) derided
(we) deride(we) derided
(you) deride(you) derided
(they) deride(they) derided
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) deride (I) derided
(thou) deride(thou) derided
(he) deride(he) derided
(we) deride(we) derided
(you) deride(you) derided
(they) deride(they) derided
Imperative mood
deride
Participles
Present participlePast participle
deridingderided

Usage samples

Trump has previously derided the concept of security assurances and even intermittently suggested the United States might not abide by Article 5 of NATO.

Translations

Dutchbespotten; spotten met
Esperantoprimoki; moki pri