as in ridiculed
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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Recent Examples of derided
Beyond the difficulty with horses, this was part of a republican culture that prized physical ruggedness and frugality and derided pompousness.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
In the process, Fur & Loathing also illuminates a subculture that is often derided but that provides joy and fulfillment for its members.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Complaints like this, which derided Georgia’s traditional winemaking practices, reappear throughout their fraught relationship.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Because of its ballooning costs and timeline, the project has been derided by critics in the state and across the country as a costly boondoggle.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The company derided regulators in a lengthy blog post.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
In past speeches derided the credits and pledged to eliminate them, though with Tesla CEO Elon Musk now being a close confident, that stance could soften by the time the president-elect takes office.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
In the 1950s, the Steady-State model’s proponents derided the Big Bang as a religious idea, not a scientific theory.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2024
Traditional knowledge, passed down through generations, was once derided as primitive by Western scientists, but Richardson believes acceptance of that type of knowledge is finally beginning to happen.
—Joseph Lee, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
In the process, Fur & Loathing also illuminates a subculture that is often derided but that provides joy and fulfillment for its members.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Complaints like this, which derided Georgia’s traditional winemaking practices, reappear throughout their fraught relationship.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Because of its ballooning costs and timeline, the project has been derided by critics in the state and across the country as a costly boondoggle.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The company derided regulators in a lengthy blog post.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
In past speeches derided the credits and pledged to eliminate them, though with Tesla CEO Elon Musk now being a close confident, that stance could soften by the time the president-elect takes office.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
In the 1950s, the Steady-State model’s proponents derided the Big Bang as a religious idea, not a scientific theory.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2024
Traditional knowledge, passed down through generations, was once derided as primitive by Western scientists, but Richardson believes acceptance of that type of knowledge is finally beginning to happen.
—Joseph Lee, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Derided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derided. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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