Critics derided the artist's unconventional painting style, but later generations recognized it as a groundbreaking contribution to modern art.
批评者嘲笑这位艺术家非传统的绘画风格，但后来的几代人却认可它是现代艺术的突破性贡献。
Which choice best defines “deride”?
B — To mock scornfully.. “deride” means To mock scornfully..
Which word means “To mock scornfully.”?
A — deride. “deride” means To mock scornfully..
deride — To mock scornfully.. In Chinese: 嘲笑；奚落.
deride is pronounced //dɪˈraɪd//.
Critics derided the artist's unconventional painting style, but later generations recognized it as a groundbreaking contribution to modern art. (批评者嘲笑这位艺术家非传统的绘画风格，但后来的几代人却认可它是现代艺术的突破性贡献。)
mock, ridicule, scorn — all close in meaning to deride (To mock scornfully.).
praise, respect — each the opposite of deride (To mock scornfully.).
Yes. deride is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de- + rid(笑) → 讥笑。