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Definition of deride verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

deride

verb

NAmE//dɪˈraɪd//

[often passive] deride somebody/something (as something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they deride

he / she / it derides

past simple derided

-ing form deriding

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to treat someone or something as ridiculous and not worth considering seriously synonym mock His views were derided as old-fashioned. The play was derided by the critics.

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Nearby words

derelict noun
dereliction noun
deride verb
de rigueur adjective
derision noun