Definitions
- To mock or ridicule someone or something in a contemptuous manner. - To express disdain or scorn towards someone or something. - To belittle or make fun of someone or something in a disrespectful way.
- To make fun of someone or something in a mocking or scornful way. - To subject someone or something to public ridicule or humiliation. - To treat someone or something with contempt or derision.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve making fun of someone or something.
- 2Both words can be used to express contempt or disdain.
- 3Both words can be used to humiliate or belittle someone or something.
- 4Both words have negative connotations.
- 5Both words can be used in formal and informal contexts.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Ridicule is often more intense and severe than deride.
- 2Publicity: Ridicule often involves public humiliation, while deride can be more private.
- 3Target: Ridicule is often directed at a person, while deride can be directed at a person or an idea.
- 4Usage: Deride is less common than ridicule in everyday language.
- 5Connotation: Deride is associated with a more intellectual or sophisticated tone, while ridicule is associated with a more emotional or aggressive tone.
Remember this!
Deride and ridicule are synonyms that both refer to making fun of someone or something in a negative way. However, ridicule is often more intense and severe, involving public humiliation and directed at a person. On the other hand, deride can be more private and directed at a person or an idea. Deride is less common than ridicule in everyday language and is associated with a more intellectual or sophisticated tone, while ridicule is associated with a more emotional or aggressive tone.
