different between deride vs snide

English

Etymology

From Middle French dérider, from Latin d?r?de? (“to mock, laugh at”), from d?- (“from, down from”) + r?de? (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???a?d/

Verb

deride (third-person singular simple present derides, present participle deriding, simple past and past participle derided)

1. (transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:ridicule

Derived terms

• derider
• deridingly

Related terms

• derision
• derisive
• ridicule
• ridiculous
• ridiculosity

Translations

Further reading

• deride in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• deride in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Diedre, redied

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ide

Verb

deride

1. third-person singular present of deridere

Anagrams

• reddei

Latin

Verb

d?r?d?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of d?r?de?

Turkish

Noun

deride

1. locative singular of deri

English

Etymology

Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting”). More at snithe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sna?d/
• Rhymes: -a?d

Adjective

snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)

1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.

Translations

References

Noun

snide (countable and uncountable, plural snides)

1. (countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practise; a sharper; a cheat.
2. (uncountable) counterfeit money

Anagrams

• Denis, Sinde, denis, dines, enids, nides, snied