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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Berates and derides

Can someone please explain (along with a sentence) the difference between Berates and Derides?
Thanks in advance.
  

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They are not closely related. berate : to talk to someone in an angry way because they have done something wrong deride : to criticize someone or something by suggesting that they are stupid, unimportant, or useless. If you google each word, you will find many sentences using them.

  • They are not closely related.
  • berate : to talk to someone in an angry way because they have done something wrong deride : to criticize someone or something by suggesting that they are stupid, unimportant, or useless.
  • If you google each word, you will find many sentences using them.
  • If you post a few here, we will evaluate them for you.
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They are not closely related.

berate: to talk to someone in an angry way because they have done something wrong

deride: to criticize someone or something by suggesting that they are stupid, unimportant, or useless.

If you google each word, you will find many sentences using them. If you post a few here, we will evaluate them for you.

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