Question

Select the correct answer.

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
A.
rebuked
B.mocked
saddened
D.
motivated

Answer 1

B.mocked

Step-by-step explanation:

to deride is to subject to usual bitter ridicule or criticism.To mock is the word that is closest in meaning according to this definition.