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to deride
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to insult or make fun of someone as if they are stupid or worthless
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
deride
3rd person singular
derides
Present participle
deriding
Past simple
derided
Past participle
derided
Examples
She was hurt when her own family began to deride her decision to drop out of law school and pursue music.
