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
Not every hybrid experiment is a success, and brands such as Cole Haan are sometimes derided on social media for their oxford-meets-technical-sneaker styling.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Geary’s status as the show’s leading man was derided by some critics who commented negatively on his looks.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In fact, liberal journalists derided the genre and its audience.
—Time, 6 Dec. 2025
What Happens Next Rogan’s comments have been derided by some, but will add to the debate about the future of AI.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mamdani has many bold ideas to address this—some of which have been ridiculed—and not all will be achieved.—
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Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.—
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Many users on social media mocked the team for the design.—
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When hackers reveal his identity and expose it to the public, he is ridiculed, mocked, and threatened.—
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“Deride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deride. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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