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• v  treat or speak of with contempt
  He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics

• When Mary failed at answering the history question correctly, her classmates derided her instead of giving her the answer.
• We love to deride and ridicule the Minister for his policies but we fail to remember that it is we who have voted him in.
• He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics.

News & Articles

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• Grapevine grumpiness
  It seems that some people can only deride and complain. (See: “Grapevine democracy”)
  June 12, 2013 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Quotes

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• Dana Perino in Guardian Unlimited
  There are some people who might try to deride this trip as a photo opportunity,Perino said. "We wholeheartedly disagree. This is an opportunity for the president to meet with his commander on the ground and his ambassador on the ground....
• Barack Obama in Los Angeles Times
  In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help us make it right, has become all too common,Obama told the crowd. "In America, there are voices that deride and deny the importance...
• Winston Churchill in KCchiefs.com
  The truth is incontrovertible,Winston Churchill said long ago. "Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice may destroy it, but there it is."