derision
noun
Origin of derision
Related Words for derision
mockery, ridicule, scorn, laughter, contempt, disdain, laughingstock, dump, scoffing, joke, dig, satire, slap, contumely, butt, slam, jest, crack, put-down, comebackExamples from the Web for derision
Contemporary Examples of derision
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.
Historical Examples of derision
We could look for no response but laughs of derision or the missiles of a mob.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
It alternates with derision, and is compatible with contempt.
Soon after, the mighty menaces of Caligula against them ended in mockery and derision.
Tacitus on GermanyTacitus
I said this was not friendship, but a slavery, which was the derision of the Court.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, CompleteElizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
Then there was an explosion of derision and contempt among the men of Beaudoin's company.
The DownfallEmile Zola