DERISION Meaning: ridicule, mockery, subjection to ridicule or mockery, c
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An example of derision is the feeling opposing street gangs have for each other
/ dɪˈrɪʒ
Synonyms: mockery, laughter, contempt, ridicule More Synonyms of derision COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary
They were reproached, scorned, and derived as forsaken by God ,and given up to their foes
2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin derision-, derisio, from Latin deridEre
The teams awful record has made it an object of derision in the league
(transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule
a strong feeling that someone or something is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks synonym scorn Her speech was greeted with howls of derision
an object of ridicule
Americans speak with derision of those who are lazy