All 3 Uses of
deride
in
Of Human Bondage
- The esteem in which Raphael had been for centuries held was a matter of derision to wise young men.†
Chpt 41-42derision = critical disrespect -- typically while laughing at or making fun of
- He was an elderly man ... who had painted a number of decorations for the State, but these were an object of derision to the students he instructed:
Chpt 43-44 *
- He gave a little laugh of derision at his own humiliation.†
Chpt 75-76
Definition:
to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor
with humor