All 4 Uses of
deride
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The boys looked at one another as though derisively.†
Chpt 4derisively = with treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
- And therefore the idea of the service of humanity, of brotherly love and the solidarity of mankind, is more and more dying out in the world, and indeed this idea is sometimes treated with derision.
Chpt 6 *derision = treatment as though it is unworthy of respect
- Yes, there is that romantic strain in you, that was so derided by Byelinsky.†
Chpt 11derided = laughed at or made fun of--while showing a lack of respect
- Fetyukovitch succeeded in casting a slur on all of them, and dismissing them with a certain derision.†
Chpt 12derision = critical disrespect -- typically while laughing at or making fun of
Definition:
to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor
with humor