de·ride 
/dɪˈraɪd/ verb
de·rides; de·rid·ed; de·rid·ing /dɪˈraɪd/ verb [+ obj] formal : to talk or write about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way : to say that (someone or something) is ridiculous or has no value
▪ politicians attempting to win votes by deriding [=belittling] their opponents — often + as ▪ One critic derides the book as dull and predictable. — often used as (be) derided ▪ For years women were derided as the weaker sex.
▪ politicians attempting to win votes by deriding [=belittling] their opponents — often + as ▪ One critic derides the book as dull and predictable. — often used as (be) derided ▪ For years women were derided as the weaker sex.
