Serial killers often feel the need to deride the local police with cryptic notes or sometimes phone calls.I've always had a bit of a thing for the underdog, so the fact that his colleagues would...
Deride means to make fun of in a wicked way. It is similar to jeer in that it means to taunt. "Old hands at gaming will deride a new player with the cry of 'noob!'" It often is used, like I just did,...