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derision
[ dih-rizh-uhn ]
noun
- ridicule; mockery:
The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
- an object of ridicule.
derision
/ »åɪˈ°ùɪÏôÉ™²Ô /
noun
- the act of deriding; mockery; scorn
- an object of mockery or scorn
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·°ù¾±²õ·¾±Â·²ú±ô±ð [dih-, riz, -, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôd±ð·°ù¾±²õi·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð·°ù¾±²õi·²ú±ô±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of derision1
Example Sentences
Some on social media site Nextdoor greeted the Steadfast LA announcement with derision.
VanDyke’s unusual and perhaps unprecedented decision to cut a video explaining his dissent was met with derision from his colleagues.
Hunter’s opinion prompted widespread derision on social media and incredulity among talking heads.
A few years ago, Volkswagen was greeted with derision after an April Fool's joke misfired.
To generalize, we might describe Thracian art as embodying a barbaric style — not as a term of derision but merely descriptive of a blunt, skillful fierceness so often encountered in its forms.
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