Canadian English Meaning of derision

derision

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Definitions and Meaning of derision in English

Wordnet

derision (n)

contemptuous laughter

the act of deriding or treating with contempt

Webster

derision (n.)

The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.

An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.

FAQs About the word derision

derision

contemptuous laughter, the act of deriding or treating with contemptThe act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatm

joke,Target,jest,laughing stock,mock,mockery,sport,victim,dupe,Fall guy

favourite,Pet,darling

deridingly => derisively, deriding => deriding, derider => mocker, derided => mocked, deride => mock,