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DERIDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat or speak of with contempt

Example:

He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "deride" is one way to...):

bemock; mock (treat with contempt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deride"):

catcall (utter catcalls at)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

derision (the act of deriding or treating with contempt)

derision (contemptuous laughter)

derisive (abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule)

derisory (so unreasonable as to invite derision)

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