deride

dɪˈraɪd
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Translation of deride into German

Verb

tr.

mocking

mock or ridicule harshly
  • She derided his efforts in front of everyone.Sie verspottete seine Bemühungen vor allen.
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Synonyms and analogies of deride in English

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Examples of deride in a sentence

  • He derided their suggestions during the meeting.

Translations of "deride" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
verspottenv.

He would deride anyone who failed to understand his complex theories.

Er würde jeden verspotten, der seine komplexen Theorien nicht verstand.

verhöhnenv.

The audience began to deride the politician's speech as lacking substance and sincerity.

Das Publikum begann, die Rede des Politikers als inhaltslos und unehrlich zu verhöhnen.

belächelnv.

The most important people in our lives do not deride us anymore they smile with us, instead.

Die wichtigen Menschen in unserem Leben belächeln uns nicht mehr, sie lächeln nun mit uns.

spottenv.

There are also many impersonalists who deride temple worship.

Es gibt auch viele Unpersönlichkeitsanhänger, die über Tempelverehrung spotten.

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Other translations for deride:

  • verlachenv.

deride: Examples and translations in context

The older kids would deride the younger ones for their childish games.

Die älteren Kinder verspotteten die jüngeren wegen ihrer kindlichen Spiele.

They seemed eager to deride even the slightest mistake made by their rivals.

Sie schienen begierig darauf, selbst den kleinsten Fehler ihrer Rivalen zu verspotten.

His friends would often deride him for his obsession with online games.

Seine Freunde verspotteten ihn oft wegen seiner Besessenheit mit Online-Spielen.

Students often deride the teacher's strict rules, believing they are too harsh.

Schüler verspotten oft die strengen Regeln des Lehrers und halten sie für zu hart.

People shouldn't deride innovation simply because it challenges their conventional beliefs.

Man sollte Innovation nicht verspotten, nur weil sie ihre konventionellen Überzeugungen herausfordert.

The audience began to deride the comedian when his jokes flopped spectacularly.

Das Publikum begann, den Komiker zu verspotten, als seine Witze spektakulär scheiterten.

He did not deride her mistakes; instead, he offered support and guidance.

Er verspottete ihre Fehler nicht; stattdessen bot er Unterstützung und Führung an.

At school, it's easy for kids to deride classmates who are shy.

In der Schule ist es leicht für Kinder, schüchterne Mitschüler zu verspotten.

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