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   deride

   /dɪˈrʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. express contempt for; ridicule: "the decision was derided by environmentalists"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin deridere ‘scoff at’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. derider noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • D

     2

   • E

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   • R

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   • I

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   • D

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   • E

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