derision
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derision
- /dɪˈɹɪʒən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪʒən
Where it comes from
From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").
noun derisions
- Act of treating with disdain. There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.
- Something to be derided; a laughing stock. Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
Similar: sport
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noun
Similar: sport
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noun act of treating with contempt
| Español | irrisión, derrisión |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | उपहास uphās, खिल्ली khillī |
| Português | menosprezo |
| Français | dérision |
| Deutsch | Hohn, Spott, Verhöhnung, Verspottung, Gespött |
| Italiano | derisione |
| Русский | высмеивание vysmeivanije, насме́шка nasméška, осмеяние osmejanije |
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