Adjective : derisive heckling. From Dictionary.com.
Actually, you rarely "readily concede" your derisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Madison windowscape and graffiti.] Reference
Make this a demonstration of how you oppose political derisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Power Resigns Over Hillary-Is-Monster Comment] Reference
The proper response to this one is derisiveness, ridicule, and laughter. From Wordnik.com. [New GOP Attack On Obama: His Middle Name is "Hussein!"] Reference
“Two weeks before,” said Picard, trying to keep the derisiveness out of his voice. From Wordnik.com. [VENDETTA: THE GIANT NOVEL] Reference
True to form, The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board treated Dodd's protestations with the expected derisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [David Fiderer: Worse Than Whitewater, Chris Dodd and the Phony Countrywide V.I.P. Loan Scandal] Reference
The guard nearest him sensed the derisiveness of his charge's query and administered several more sharp jabs to his ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Honorbound]
And it takes almost no derisiveness to end most UU's willingness to risk attempting to bring their interior spirituality into words. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
Even though I conceded my derisiveness, I also not that I have a positive attitude about the individual things in the picture -- except the political stuff. From Wordnik.com. [Madison windowscape and graffiti.] Reference
It gives me hope to see that health care reform has passed, but there is still so much work that we all must do, as evidenced by the ongoing debate and derisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Women, Peace and Health Care] Reference
What stumps me is how any but the very wealthy can support the current McCain-Palin campaign with their sniggering derisiveness at ideas that paying taxes is patriotic or that spreading the wealth around is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Karen Kisslinger: The Re-New Deal, The Palin Effect and Spreading the Wealth Around] Reference
While others in the media followed the oil industry party line, The Huffington Post braved scorn and derisiveness providing a platform for a series of posts dating back to 2006 questioning the otherwise received truths ministered to a trusting and deceived public by the hierarchy of "Peak Oil.". From Wordnik.com. [Raymond J. Learsy: Peak Oil Agonistes: The New York Times Finally Comes Around to Where HuffPost Never Feared to Tread] Reference
Their speeches are all derisiveness and snark, very little substance. From Wordnik.com. [FatMixx] Reference
Keep pretending that your derisiveness and contempt are you being respectful. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Instead, I subverted the empathy into what I can only term a form of derisiveness and laughed, too. From Wordnik.com. [UUpdates - All updates] Reference
Her voice sounded incredibly old, full of faint derisiveness and satire, but absolutely non-complaining. From Wordnik.com. [The Butterfly House] Reference
"Let not mistaken generosity get the better of prudence, my brother," he said, with derisiveness in his tone. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Chamber at Chad] Reference
But it is kind of with the hate and derisiveness with which she says it in kind of that snide way, and it's like "wow.". From Wordnik.com. [Reality TV World: Reality TV News] Reference
Health Security Act has passed, but there is still so much work that we all must do, as evidenced by the ongoing debate and derisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Well, he was puffing Europe's "leading role," but it's true that, during Bush's first term, arrogance, even derisiveness, was a common theme. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
He certainly cannot find it within his teleprompter to criticize anyone but the people he was presumably elected to represent, while heaping nothing but praise and apology for our "arrogance" and "derisiveness" upon those who represent our undoing. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Ramona was growing angry at the officer’s derisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [THE DAUGHTERS OF JUÁREZ] Reference
"arrogance" and "derisiveness" to those our blood and treasure have gone to keep free. From Wordnik.com. [The Reality Check] Reference
The Left’s sneering derisiveness over our success to this point rings of nothing more than bald-faced political opportunism – ironically enough, tinged with a bit of cultural superiority. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-08-01] Reference
R. 18: 5) May we all find the strength, courage, love and compassion to listen to one another, respect one another, and especially, disagree with one another, without the derisiveness of Korach. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Elevating Our Debate] Reference
He sat amongst them, his dark face glowing, an eagerness and a touch of derisiveness on his wide mouth, something grinning and twisted, his eyes always shining like a bird’s, utterly without depth. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference
(Spoilers, image heavy, extreme derisiveness). From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
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