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Examples of derisive
derisive
One pretender after another has slunk away, amid derisive shouts from the crowd.
From the latimes.com
The likes of Fletcher, O'Shea and Brown are often spoken of in derisive tones cf.
From the guardian.co.uk
When I bounced these comments off a Republican debate handler, he was derisive.
From the washingtonpost.com
No doubt Crosby heard more derisive chants in the brief time he spent in the box.
From the dallasnews.com
The kiss cam catch was followed by hoots and derisive cheers from the audience.
From the stltoday.com
The general response of economists is to dismiss this claim with a derisive laugh.
From the theatlantic.com
Watching flaunted self-defeating arrogance makes you shake with derisive laughter.
From the timesunion.com
The right was battered at the rostrum in three days of bitter and derisive debate.
From the time.com
Because of his derisive behavior, a window of opportunity closed in his life.
From the stltoday.com
- Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
- (derisively) in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively"
- (derision) contemptuous laughter
- (derision) the act of deriding or treating with contempt
- Pejoratives (or terms of abuse) are words or grammatical forms which denote a negative affect; that is, they express the contempt or distaste of the speaker. Sometimes a term may begin as a pejorative word and eventually be adopted in a non-pejorative sense. ...
- Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing; Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule
- (derision) the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
- (Derision) non-traditional praise
- (derision) To deride someone is to make fun of that person. The sound of voices of derision would be the sound of people making fun of, or laughing at, another.
