Both Uses of
deride
in
The Return of the Native
- Diggory withdrew with an emphatic step, Wildeve's eye passing over his form in withering derision, as if he were no more than a heath-cropper.†
Chpt 2
- I'll laugh in derision.
Chpt 4 *derision = treatment of others as inferior and unworthy of respect
Definition:
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(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor