Both Uses of
deride
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Maggie seemed to be listening to a chorus of reproach and derision.
Chpt 1.7 *derision = treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
- exclaimed Tom, with a derisive laugh, for Tom had learned this omitted passage for his yesterday's lesson, and a young gentleman does not require an intimate or extensive acquaintance with Latin before he can feel the pitiable absurdity of a false quantity.†
Chpt 2.1derisive = contemptuous (treating as inferior and unworthy of respect)
Definition:
to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor
with humor