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derision

[ dih-rizh-uhn ]

noun

  1. ridicule; mockery:

    The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.

  2. an object of ridicule.


derision

/ »åɪˈ°ùɪÏôÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of deriding; mockery; scorn
  2. an object of mockery or scorn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of derision1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English derisioun, from Old French derision, from Late Latin »åŧ°ùÄ«²õ¾±Å²Ô-, stem of »åŧ°ùÄ«²õ¾±Å, from Latin »åŧ°ùÄ«²õ(³Ü²õ) “mocked†(past participle of »åŧ°ùÄ«»åŧ°ù±ð “to mockâ€; deride ) + -¾±Å -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of derision1

C15: from Late Latin »åŧ°ùÄ«²õ¾±Å, from Latin »åŧ°ùÄ«²õ³Ü²õ; see deride
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Some on social media site Nextdoor greeted the Steadfast LA announcement with derision.

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VanDyke’s unusual and perhaps unprecedented decision to cut a video explaining his dissent was met with derision from his colleagues.

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Hunter’s opinion prompted widespread derision on social media and incredulity among talking heads.

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A few years ago, Volkswagen was greeted with derision after an April Fool's joke misfired.

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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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