All 4 Uses of
deride
in
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- Surprise and astonishment flashed from face to face all over the house; the queen's gratified smile faded out at the name of Sir Kay, and she looked disappointed; and the page whispered in my ear with an accent and manner expressive of extravagant derision— "Sir Kay, forsooth!†
Chpt 3
- I was far from expecting ever to belong to him, for the price asked for me from the time I was first enslaved was exorbitant, and always provoked either anger or derision, yet my master stuck stubbornly to it—twenty-two dollars.†
Chpt 36
- They drowned me out with joyous derision.†
Chpt 38
- And it was fine to see that astonished multitude go down on their knees and beg their lives of the king they had just been deriding and insulting.
Chpt 38 *deriding = laughing at or making fun of--while showing a lack of respect
Definition:
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(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor