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deride
verb
Treat or speak of with contempt
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dɪˈɹaɪd
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verb
Treat or speak of with contempt
“He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics”
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He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics
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