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
Austen, though perfectly aware that many silly novels are written—and that many silly tropes appear even in good novels—is far from deriding novels in themselves as silly.
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Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
Long celebrated and derided, the California Environmental Quality Act is facing its strongest overhaul in generations.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Trump regularly derided the DOJ over the multiple indictments issued against him as politically motivated during the 2024 election.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The Tesla and SpaceX mogul derided Trump’s signature budget package of tax and spending cuts, which narrowly passed in the House of Representatives, for undermining the cost-cutting effort of his Department of Government Efficiency.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
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Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
Long celebrated and derided, the California Environmental Quality Act is facing its strongest overhaul in generations.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Trump regularly derided the DOJ over the multiple indictments issued against him as politically motivated during the 2024 election.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The Tesla and SpaceX mogul derided Trump’s signature budget package of tax and spending cuts, which narrowly passed in the House of Representatives, for undermining the cost-cutting effort of his Department of Government Efficiency.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deride
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Managers ran through rows of their peers and announced their area’s sales performance, ridiculing poor performers.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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Clinton was ridiculed for his obsession with infrastructure until the numbers proved him out: the canal transformed New York City into an economic powerhouse, and its population surged to more than two hundred thousand.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Some right wingers will watch to mock the protesters or watch for signs of violence.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
14 June 2025
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Trace also mocked his father’s signature long hairstyle.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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“Deride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deride. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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