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Definition
laugh at or make fun of—while showing a lack of respect
- She could not go on enduring the hidden derision.Chapter 9 (1% in)
derision = treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
- Juanita Haydock broke in with a derisive, "Oh rats, Raymie!Chapter 18 (15% in)
There are no more uses of "deride" in Main Street.
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