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Definition of: derision

(di·rizh′ən) noun
1. The act of deriding; ridicule; mockery; scornful laughter.
2. An object of ridicule or scorn. See synonyms under BANTER, RIDICULE, SCORN. [<L derisio, -onis <deridere. See DERIDE.]

Most often used phrases:

widespread derision
drew derision
universal derision
critical derision
public derision
open derision
mockery derision
bring derision
earned derision
received derision
outright derision
scorn derision
deserve derision
derision caused
derision because of

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"derision" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"derision" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

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