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derision
[ dih-rizh-uhn ]
noun
- ridicule; mockery:
The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
- an object of ridicule.
derision
/ dɪˈrɪʒən /
noun
- the act of deriding; mockery; scorn
- an object of mockery or scorn
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Other Words From
- de·ris·i·ble [dih-, riz, -, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- nonde·risi·ble adjective
- unde·risi·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of derision1
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Example Sentences
Foss occasionally supplied pulpits in Baltimore and its suburbs, to the derision of the Herald agnostics.
And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.
This version is still being greeted with derision and genuine concern by various parents who oppose mandatory vaccination.
When he gave interviews to the press, he was often quoted talking about his native country with derision.
Most objects of Internet derision only remain interesting for a day or two, tops.
The whole crowd shouted in derision, and Jones, in anger, fired every shot in his revolver before they could stop him.
Count Romanoff shrugged his shoulders, and a smile of derision and contempt passed over his features.
At those words of his the men interrogating him laughed in derision, declaring it to be a very elegant excuse.
Hence this Christian emblem became the object of scoffing and derision by the persecuting heathen.
I recalled patches of the bright dreams filling my poor noodle when I was riding to meet her, and I smiled in derision at myself.
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