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# deride

verb

«deride» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Habakkuk the Babylonians mock every fortress, a picture of their proud power that tradition says God will end.

### Meaning

To laugh at something with scorn and mock it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deride/#m1)

### Examples

- And they scoff at kings, and princes are a derision unto them; they deride every stronghold, for they heap up earth, and take it. (Prophets HAB.1.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deride/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deride» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deride/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deride» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/deride.html) on Mova free.