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English verb: deride

1. deride (communication) treat or speak of with contempt


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


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)bemock, mock


Narrower (hyponym)catcall









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