ivata — meaning in English

English meaning

• deride verb To mock someone or something harshly and with contempt.
• 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 mock someone or something harshly and with contempt.
2. verb To laugh at someone in an unkind, mocking way.

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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