All 9 Uses
deride
in
The Iceman Cometh
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- Pearl and Margie exchange a derisive look.
Act 2 *derisive = mocking and disrespectful
- (with forced enthusiasm) Man alive, from what the boys tell me, there's sugar galore these days, and I'll soon be ridin' around in a big red automobile— MOSHER—(derisively—beckoning an imaginary Chinese) Here, One Lung Hop†
Act 2derisively = with treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
- A roar of derisive, dirty laughter†
Act 2derisive = contemptuous (treating as inferior and unworthy of respect)
- As Chuck comes from behind the bar, Rocky surveys him derisively.†
Act 3derisively = with treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect
- (derisively) Now yuh can sell dem back to him again tomorrow†
Act 3
- (He pauses—then with a derisive smile) It ought to comfort Mother a little, too†
Act 4derisive = contemptuous (treating as inferior and unworthy of respect)
- They make derisive noises and tell him to sit down†
Act 4
- (He opens his eyes—with a bitter self-derision) Ah, the damned pity—the wrong kind, as Hickey said†
Act 4derision = critical disrespect -- typically while laughing at or making fun of
- They all turn on him and howl him down with amused derision†
Act 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often with humor
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)