DERIDE (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) to write or to talk about another person, or something in a very critical or insulting way.

                        2) to say that someone or something is of no value or is ridiculous.

Mnemonic trick- The word deride can be memorized by thinking that it is made up of two words ‘de’ and ‘ride’. When I ask him for a ride by saying ‘de de ride’, he derided me. When a person fell off a ride in an amusement park. He was derided by his friends. Therefore, deride means to write or to talk about another person, or something in a very critical or insulting way.

Synonym- RIDICULE, SCOFF, MOCK, SCORN, TAUNT

Uses-

•          My friends derided my efforts but were forced to eat their words when we won first place.
•          Deriding other politicians is a contemporary fashion in Indian politics.
•          A newspaper critic derided David’ s book as dull and worthless.
•          His boss derided his ideas as ludicrous.