Question

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 rebuked mocked saddened motivated

Answer 1

Another word for derided is mocked.

Answer 2

Derided

Step-by-step explanation:

The word "derided" most closely resembles the word "mocked." To deride means to laugh at in contempt or to mock. In this passage, we learn that the character feels himself to be a creature driven and derided, or mocked, by vanity. If we are not able to look a word up in the dictionary, context clues can often give us an inclination as to what the meaning of the word might be.