deride

verb2

1. •
   To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

   • Cicero beeing Augur, derideth the Auguries, and blames men for letting their actions relie vpon the voyce of a Crovve or a Davve. — 1610
2. •
   (no longer used) To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.