Both Uses
deride
in
Babbitt
(Auto-generated)
- 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
Definitions:
-
(1)
(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often with humor
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)