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
C.
saddened
D.
motivated

What is the article here

Syllable added to a root word to change its meaning : affixan independent word--example run,walk,book : free morphemeaffix that gives grammatical meaning such as tense or number : inflectiona word part that must attach to a word in order to be usable : bound morphemedegree of comparison formed by adding -er or more to an adjective : comparativedegree of comparison formed by adding -est or most to an adjective : superlativeaffix added to the beginning of a word : prefixaffix added to the end of a word : suffixroot word of lovable : lovetwo roots used together to form one word : combining form

The third option is correct