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Derision

Derision Meaning & Definition
Derision Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Derision?

[n] the act of deriding or treating with contempt
[n] contemptuous laughter

Synonyms | Synonyms for Derision: ridicule

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Derision In Webster's Dictionary

\De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d['e]rision. See {Deride}.] 1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. --Ps. ii. 4. Satan beheld their plight, And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton. 2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. I was a derision to all my people. --Lam. iii. 14. Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.

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