derider

IPA/dɪɹˈaɪdə/
IPA/dᵻɹˈaɪdɚ/

derider — noun

1. a person who says or does cruel things to make someone or something seem foolish

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who says or does cruel things to make someone or something seem foolish or worthless, usually doing so in an open or disrespectful way

例句

The senator called his critics cowardly deriders who offered no useful ideas of their own.

adjective + derider: cowardly deriders

Padma refused to let the deriders in her writing class stop her from sharing her poems aloud.

deriders in + [place/group]

同義詞
  • mocker

    more general and slightly less formal; can be playful rather than cruel

  • scoffer

    focuses on expressing disbelief or scorn, especially toward ideas or beliefs rather than people

  • ridiculer

    emphasises making someone look foolish through laughter or jokes; similar formality level

文法句型

a(n) [adjective] derider

derider + of + [person/thing mocked]

derider + who + [verb]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in plural ('deriders'). Common in journalistic or formal writing where the speaker wants to dismiss critics as unfair rather than constructive. Less common in everyday speech — 'critics' or 'haters' are more neutral or informal alternatives.

常見錯誤

❌He is a derider of my ideas.
✅He derides my ideas.
💡'derider' is quite formal and rare; the verb 'deride' is more natural in most contexts and covers the same meaning.
❌She called them deriders at the meeting.
✅She called them deriders during the meeting.
💡'at the meeting' could imply location; 'during' focuses on the event context.
❌Deriders always people who laugh at others.
✅Deriders are people who laugh at others in a cruel way.
💡'derider' as a countable noun needs 'are' as a linking verb and a full complement.