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laugh at or make fun of—while showing a lack of respect- Critics derided her as unprofessional.
derided = laughed at or made fun of—while showing a lack of respect
- She derided her student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics
- The famous "holy club" was formed by John's younger brother, Charles Wesley, and some fellow students, derisively called "Methodists" because of their methodical habits.John Wesley - Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley (retrieved 05/20/06)
- they admire the clarity of his wit, the fine edge of insult and derision.Don DeLillo -- Underworld
- Hermione laughed derisively.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Putting all the derision he could into his voice, he jeered, "How did you like being shot?"Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
- The singing words mocked him derisively.
"How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world ..."Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World - Piggy once more was the center of social derision...William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
- He storms and bullies and derides; but she stands up to him so ruthlessly that the Colonel has to ask her from time to time to be kinder to Higgins;George Bernard Shaw -- Pygmalion
- His smile faded, and he made a derisive laugh.Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
- Lindy's tone is derisive as she passes back copies of the Tuttle homecoming court ballot.Alex Flinn -- Beastly
- Under this derision Babbitt became more matter-of-fact.Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt
- That's such a trite expression,' said the analyst with a derisive laugh.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy
- My father snorted in derision.Rick Riordan -- The Titan's Curse
- smiling not in derision but in genuine amusement and kindness.Margaret Mitchell -- Gone with the Wind
- All those strangled heads and bulbous eyes and waddling fungus growths just shriek with derision!Charlotte Perkins Gilman -- The Yellow Wallpaper
- He laughed at that, a snorting laugh of derision.Hal Borland -- When the Legends Die
- There was a stirring in the crowd, a few hoots of derision, but Kennedy smiled.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- the name is applied to bold criminals as a term of derision.Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- "—did I say they did?" said Cassy, with a smile of chilling derision.Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
derided = laughed at or made fun of
derision = treatment of others (or possibly things) as inferior and unworthy of respect
derisively = mockingly (treating as inferior while making fun of)
derision = disrespect — typically while laughing at or making fun of
derisively = in a manner that showed no respect for his feelings or ideas
derision = ridicule (made fun of and treated as inferior and unworthy of respect)
derides = treats as inferior and unworthy of respect
derisive = contemptuous (treating as inferior and unworthy of respect)
derisive = contemptuous (treating others as inferior and unworthy of respect)
derision = disrespect — typically while laughing at or making fun of
derisive = disrespectful (treat as inferior and unworthy of respect)
derision = treatment of others as inferior and unworthy of respect
derision = disrespect — typically while laughing at or making fun of
derision = treatment of others as inferior and unworthy of respect
derision = treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
derision = treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
derision = treatment as unworthy of respect
derision = treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect