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ivata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
  • scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.

Senses

ivata is used for these senses in English:

  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • mock To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
  • ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
  • scorn (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

deride — full definition

  1. verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  2. verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

mock — full definition

  1. verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  2. verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
  3. adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.

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