as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place
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Recent Examples of deride
Some critics have derided the club as a personal playpen for the rich white guys on the board.
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Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Parmenter said the other student, also 11, used transphobic slurs during the attack and derided his child’s identity.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
That notion, derided by Hoyle, had already evolved from its original meaning.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Parmenter said the other student, also 11, used transphobic slurs during the attack and derided his child’s identity.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
That notion, derided by Hoyle, had already evolved from its original meaning.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deride
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Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Beyond this, there has been a significant amount of backlash on social media, as users have ridiculed the move by Austin.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Such is the brilliance of Wes Craven’s self-aware spin on serial-killer tropes, which manages to both mock a generation of teenagers raised on the campy likes of Friday the 13th and deliver honest scares in its own right.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Deride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deride. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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