All 4 Uses of
deride
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- He heard his sister's sufferings derided,
Chpt 32 *derided = disrespected (as though of no importance)
- But he only filled his glass, and laughed in derision.†
Chpt 32
- 'Never you mind,' retorted that gentleman, tapping his nose derisively.†
Chpt 45
- Although he expressed himself in this derisive and contemptuous manner, it was plain that, the more Ralph pondered, the more ill at ease he became, and the more he laboured under some vague anxiety and alarm, which increased as the time passed on and no tidings of Newman Noggs arrived.†
Chpt 59
Definition:
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(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor