deride (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /dɪˈraɪd/
Definition
Expressing contempt for; ridiculing with scorn or mockery.
Examples
Critics often deride his unconventional artistic style, calling it amateurish.
She felt hurt when her classmates began to deride her efforts to learn a new language.
The opposition party tried to deride the government's new policy as impractical and poorly planned.
How to Use deride
- deride someone/something as (prepositional phrase)
- To criticize someone or something by describing them in a negative way. — "Many people derided his innovative ideas as impractical."
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