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Persiflage vs Deride - What's the difference?

persiflage | deride |

As a noun persiflage

is .

As a verb deride is

.

persiflage

English

Noun

  • Good-natured banter; raillery.
    • After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.
  • Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
    • Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

    Synonyms

    * (good-natured banter) banter, raillery

    deride

    English

    Verb

    (derid)
  • To harshly mock; ridicule.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * derider * deridingly

    Related terms

    * derision * derisive * ridicule * ridiculous * ridiculosity

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