deride

🇬🇧 UK/di'raid/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To mock or laugh at someone with contempt; to ridicule or scorn.

嘲弄,嘲笑,讥讽

🧩 Root Breakdown

derideother
=deride

Common Collocations

  • 1.deride someone嘲笑某人
  • 2.deride as嘲笑为
  • 3.deride attempt嘲笑尝试

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Critics derided the new policy as ineffective and poorly designed.

  • 2.

    The comedian's jokes derided social conventions and challenged norms.

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