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Select the correct definition of the word derided based on the context of the following line from James Joyce’s “Araby.”

Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity

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mocked

Step-by-step explanation:

The verb deride means 'to speak of as foolish; to ridicule'.

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