Both Uses of
deride
in
Babbitt
- She sat in a rocker amid a debris of candy-boxes and cheap magazines, and she sounded dolorous when she did not sound derisive.†
Chpt 20derisive = contemptuous (treating as inferior and unworthy of respect)
- Under this derision Babbitt became more matter-of-fact.
Chpt 33 *derision = critical disrespect -- typically while laughing at or making fun of
Definition:
to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor
with humor