derision
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Act of treating with disdain.
- (countable, uncountable) Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
Synonyms
derisive laughter
scornful laugh
Translations
dérision
derisione
Hohn
irrisión
escárnio
bespottingPronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈɹɪʒən/
Etymology
From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").
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