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biaybiay [bi.ay.bí.ay.] : deride (n.); despise (v.); ridicule (v.)

Derivatives of biaybiay


Glosses:
deride
v. (communication)1. deridetreat or speak of with contempt.; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
~ bemock, mocktreat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
~ catcallutter catcalls at.
despise
v. (emotion)1. contemn, despise, disdain, scornlook down on with disdain.; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
~ detest, hatedislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards.; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
~ look down onregard with contempt.; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest"
ridicule
n. (communication)1. ridiculelanguage or behavior intended to mock or humiliate.
~ discourtesy, disrespectan expression of lack of respect.
n. (act)2. derision, ridiculethe act of deriding or treating with contempt.
~ offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offencea lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others.
~ mockthe act of mocking or ridiculing.; "they made a mock of him"
v. (communication)3. blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roastsubject to laughter or ridicule.; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
~ bemock, mocktreat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
~ teasemock or make fun of playfully.; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
~ lampoon, satirise, satirizeridicule with satire.; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
~ debunk, exposeexpose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas.; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
~ stultifycause to appear foolish.; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"