Derision
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈɹɪʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Derision is a noun meaning Act of treating with disdain.
Meaning
Act of treating with disdain.
More Meanings
- Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
Example Sentences
There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.
Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.
Word Forms
- derisions
Synonyms for derision
Depending on context, synonyms include sport, ridicule.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ridicule, disdain, contempt, scorn, insult, subsannation.
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