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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as in ridiculing
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 deriding
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Perry is sometimes derided for his work, but his billion-dollar empire speaks for itself.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Videos that are fake are believed to be real; videos that are real can easily be derided as fake.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Victims’ attorneys had previously derided the church’s bankruptcy declaration, as well as its subsequent efforts to set up a financial trust for paying out settlements, accusing diocese leaders of trying to shrink the dollar amount owed to each survivor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Walden is leading a BTS effort to create a pathway to get Kimmel back on the air as protestors take to the streets and the suspension is widely derided as an attack on the First Amendment and free speech.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Perry is sometimes derided for his work, but his billion-dollar empire speaks for itself.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Videos that are fake are believed to be real; videos that are real can easily be derided as fake.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Victims’ attorneys had previously derided the church’s bankruptcy declaration, as well as its subsequent efforts to set up a financial trust for paying out settlements, accusing diocese leaders of trying to shrink the dollar amount owed to each survivor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Earlier that day, Minaj had posted derisive comments about Roc Nation, suggesting the company had unsuccessfully tried to sign her.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Spokespeople turned away media requests for such information with a derisive laugh.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Deriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deriding. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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