derision
ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
an object of ridicule.
Origin of derision
1Other words from derision
- de·ris·i·ble [dih-riz-uh-buhl], /dɪˈrɪz ə bəl/, adjective
- non·de·ris·i·ble, adjective
- un·de·ris·i·ble, adjective
Words Nearby derision
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How to use derision in a sentence
This is wrong, and so “solutionism” has been a term of derision.
Anyone who tries to be a hard seltzer snob will richly deserve the derision they receive.
Sorry, Snobs. Hard Seltzer and Canned Cocktails Are Blowing Up | Lew Bryson | May 7, 2021 | The Daily BeastWords of derision have come from random people on social media or the street, but also from the nation’s highest office.
Democrats link Atlanta massacre to anti-Asian rhetoric during pandemic | Cleve Wootson, Marianna Sotomayor | March 17, 2021 | Washington PostSome of these staffers gave me looks of derision, but slowly complied.
Rep. Watson Coleman: I’m 75. I had cancer. I got covid-19 because my GOP colleagues dismiss facts. | Bonnie Watson Coleman | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostSo when Republicans start talking about deficits, it should be greeted with derision, contempt and outrage — not over their hypocrisy, but because of what they’re trying to do to the country.
How Democrats should wage war on coming GOP obstructionism | Paul Waldman | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
Foss occasionally supplied pulpits in Baltimore and its suburbs, to the derision of the Herald agnostics.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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.
Colorado’s Anti-Anti-Vaxxer Bill Gets Watered Down | Kent Sepkowitz | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he gave interviews to the press, he was often quoted talking about his native country with derision.
Why Are All of Johnny Depp’s Movies Bombing at the Box Office? | Tricia Romano | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost objects of Internet derision only remain interesting for a day or two, tops.
‘American Blogger’ Is So Bad, You’ll Wish It Was a Spoof | Andy Hinds | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole crowd shouted in derision, and Jones, in anger, fired every shot in his revolver before they could stop him.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnCount Romanoff shrugged his shoulders, and a smile of derision and contempt passed over his features.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingAt those words of his the men interrogating him laughed in derision, declaring it to be a very elegant excuse.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxHence this Christian emblem became the object of scoffing and derision by the persecuting heathen.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowI recalled patches of the bright dreams filling my poor noodle when I was riding to meet her, and I smiled in derision at myself.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
British Dictionary definitions for derision
/ (dɪˈrɪʒən) /
the act of deriding; mockery; scorn
an object of mockery or scorn
Origin of derision
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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