What is the meaning of the word 'deride'

deride - scoff at


Some sentence examples which use the word 'deride'

  • He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics.
  • It is fashionable these days to deride the very notion of Britishness, but the concept has a meaning and has a date.
  • The Guardian 's news value was in the headline, ' Experts deride report on crime and moral decline '.
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