All 3 Uses of
deride
in
A Passage to India
- And then the flimsy framework of the court broke up, the shouts of derision and rage culminated, people screamed and cursed, kissed one another, wept passionately.†
Chpt 24
- In the applause that greeted them some derision mingled.
Chpt 25 *derision = critical disrespect -- typically while laughing at or making fun of
- Hither and thither they ran, beating their heads; the children shrieked with derision, and out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly dollop of rain.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor