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Definition of Derides
1. deride [v] - See also: deride
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derides
Literary usage of Derides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"No, even folly laughs at it; insanity derides it. Oh! George, which of the heroes
from the long line of kings that have graced the British throne, ..."
2. From Harrison to Harding: A Personal Narrative, Covering a Third of a by Arthur Wallace Dunn (1922)
"... in Regard to Preparation for Defense—derides Agitation in 1914 and Becomes
Chief Agitator in 1915—Prophet Ezekiel Quoted—Secretary Garrison Resigns. ..."
3. Ireland Under Coercion: The Diary of an American by William Henry Hurlbert (1888)
"... but that the Orange demonstrations will be on a greater scale and more imposing
than ever. He derides the notion that ..."
4. The Diary of the Revolution: A Centennial Volume Embracing the Current by Frank Moore (1876)
"No, even folly laughs at it; insanity derides it. Oh ! George, which of the heroes
from the long line of kings that have graced the British throne, ..."
5. The Prema-Sâgara: Or, Ocean of Love by Frederick Pincott, Kavi Lal, kavi Lallū Lāla, Chaturbhuja Miṣra, Edward Backhouse Eastwick, Caturbhujamiśra (1897)
"... CHAPTER V. Ka.frs attempts to destroy the substituted ghl—Sbe escape.s into
space—And derides ..."
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