1) Bemock 2) Bust on 3) Disparage 4) Express contempt for 5) French word used in English 6) Give the bronx cheer 7) Jeer at 8) Knock 9) Knock sharply 10) Lampoon 11) Laugh at 12) Make fun of 13) Make sport of 14) Mock 15) Mock or knock 16) Mock, sneer at 17) Pooh-pooh 18) Put down 19) Ridicule 20) Ridicule notes on journey Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/deride
De·ride' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Derided ; present participle & verbal noun Deriding .] [ Latin deridere , derisum ; de- + rid...re to laugh. See Ridicule .] To laugh at with co... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/42
verb treat or speak of with contempt; `He derided his student`s attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974