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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This, too, is abetted by supporters — critics would deride them as useful idiots — who downplay or else rationalize questionable decision-making as five-dimensional chess.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The layoffs have ignited protests against Musk and DOGE, while critics have also derided the CEO's support of far-right groups.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
In fact, on a few occasions, McKinley derided U.S. force projection and celebrated low military spending.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The layoffs have ignited protests against Musk and DOGE, while critics have also derided the CEO's support of far-right groups.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
In fact, on a few occasions, McKinley derided U.S. force projection and celebrated low military spending.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Deride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deride. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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