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Variant of deride

deride Definition

de·ride (di rīd)

transitive verb derided -·rid′ed, deriding -·rid′·ing

to laugh at in contempt or scorn; make fun of; ridicule

Etymology: L deridere < de-, pejorative + ridere, to laugh: see ridicule

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derided Usage Examples

Object

  • idea: More recently artists derided the ideas from statistical physics and countered by producing " Art of the Absurd " .

Subject

  • critic: Derided by the critics, this show has managed to turn their petty words into straw with contemptuous ease.
  • economist: These works were derided by the mainstream economists when given any attention at all.

Preposition: as

  • sort: The name was derided as the sort of marketing exercise that saw the Russian colony of East Germany called a ` Democratic Republic ' .

Modifying Another Word

  • universally: Slot machines are universally derided; yet many give a better chance of winning than the Lotto.
  • widely: The widely derided exemptions for pubs and clubs must now be dropped from the Health Bill.
  • once: With the recent dollar falls there now exists parity with the once derided euro.
  • often: Not only sobbing, for which he isn't often derided today.
  • much: The subject matter is the much derided coastal landscape of Essex.

Preposition: by

  • critic: Derided by the critics, this show has managed to turn their petty words into straw with contemptuous ease.
  • economist: These works were derided by the mainstream economists when given any attention at all.

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