Derided vs. Lampooned — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Derided and Lampooned
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Definitions
Derided➦
To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
Lampooned➦
A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
Derided➦
Simple past tense and past participle of deride
Lampooned➦
To ridicule or satirize in a lampoon.
Lampooned➦
Simple past tense and past participle of lampoon
