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- DictionarySneering/ˈsniriNG/
adjective
- 1. contemptuous or mocking: "he made a sneering comment about their closeness"
noun
- 1. the action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner: "it will take a concerted effort from many to lay off the sneering—and try understanding"
3 days ago · Definitions of sneeringly. adverb. with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner. “`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly ”. synonyms: snidely, superciliously.
5 days ago · The Lexico definition of emotion is "A strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others." Emotions are responses to significant internal and external events. Emotions can be occurrences (e.g., panic) or dispositions (e.g., hostility), and short-lived (e.g., anger) or long-lived (e.g., grief).
3 days ago · To be fair, Marantz, unlike Tomasky, does actually discuss at least one proposed definition: [Historian Robert] Paxton, in his canonical 2004 book, “The Anatomy of Fascism,” attempts to define fascism in one overbrimming sentence: “a form of political behavior marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline . . . in which a mass-based party of committed nationalist militants ...
3 days ago · A definition of ‘cruelty’ would probably help here. We might cite Nietzsche in praise of cruelty, which he ties into the will to power. ‘To see others suffer does one good, to make others suffer even more: this is a hard saying but an ancient, mighty, human, all-too-human principle. . . .
1 day ago · Online English Thesaurus from Collins: More than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms - With definitions, meanings, phrases, and examples.
1 day ago · The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden. It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother’s country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be—led by routine and discipline.
1 day ago · Tue, May 28, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT · 11 min read. 3.7k. A pervasive sense of fear has settled in at the highest levels of the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden. ’s reelection prospects ...
