- present tense form of deride (3rd person singular).
derides
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Among the low performers are one that he derides as packed with tourists, another "with barking dogs," and a third he says is "quiet but with no one to talk to."
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The American Mini Pig Association derides the use of terms like “teacup” as misleading and discourages promises of adult pigs under 75 pounds in its code of ethics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
With searing yet quiet familiarity, Victor derides the way trauma is handled with callous frigidity.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025
He also derides their former classmates with gusto: ”It’s funny that no one other than us is successful, isn’t it?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
Culture derides the Caucus for its heat, Its hate—its absence of the Light and Sweet, So jays might flout the vulture.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 8, 1890 by Various
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