de
ride
Third Person
derides
Present Participle
deriding
Past Tense
derided
Past Participle
derided
1
to insult or make fun of someone as if they are stupid or worthless
- She was hurt when her own family began to deride her decision to drop out of law school and pursue music.
- Historically, many inventors faced those who would deride their innovations, only to be proven visionary in the end.
- She felt hurt when her colleagues derided her new project.
- He will likely deride the new policy when it is announced.
- He derides anyone who disagrees with his opinion on social media.