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Derides Crossword Clue

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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• open disrespect for a person or thing

verb

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• the act of mocking or ridiculing

adjective satellite

• constituting a copy or imitation of something

verb

• treat with contempt

• imitate with mockery and derision

95%5Exact Match!
noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

verb

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• laugh at with contempt and derision

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times03 Oct 2024 Down 28
New York Times14 Aug 2023 Down 4
Eugene Sheffer11 Mar 2020 Across 46
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