Meaning
to mock, ridicule
- to laugh at or make fun of someone or something with contempt
In a sentence
Non dovresti deridere le debolezze degli altri.
You should not mock other people's weaknesses.
I colleghi lo hanno deriso per il suo errore madornale.
His colleagues ridiculed him for his huge mistake.
Perché deridi sempre le sue proposte così apertamente?
Why do you always ridicule his proposals so openly?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| deridere | infinitive |
| derido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| deridi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deride | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deridiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| deridete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deridono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deridevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| deridevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| derideva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| deridevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deridevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| deridevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| derisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| deridesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| derise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| deridemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| derideste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| derisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| deriderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| deriderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| deriderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| derideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| deriderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| derideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| derida | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| derida | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| derida | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deridiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| deridiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deridano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deridessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| deridessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| deridesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| deridessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| derideste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| deridessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| deriderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| derideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deriderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| derideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| deridereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deriderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deridi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| deridiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| deridete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| deridendo | gerund |
| deriso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- A formal or literary verb; in everyday conversation, prefer 'prendere in giro'.
- past participle deriso