Derision Definition

dĭ-rĭzhən
noun
A deriding or being derided; contempt or ridicule.
Webster's New World
A person or thing derided.
Webster's New World
A state of being derided.
Members of the board held the proposal in derision.
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Origin of Derision

  • Middle English derisioun from Anglo-Norman from Late Latin dērīsiō dērīsiōn- from Latin dērīsus past participle of dērīdēre to deride deride

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French derision, from Latin derisionem (action of deridere).

    From Wiktionary

Derision Sentence Examples

  • I concluded that he laughed in derision of my efforts, confident of his own resources.

  • The applause of the vulgar was mingled with the derision of the court party.

  • Ingrid made a sound of derision.

  • His words would have met derision and large guffaws!

  • The name "Methodist" was given in derision to those Oxford students who in company with the Wesleys used to meet together for spiritual fellowship; and later on when John Wesley had organized his followers into "societies" the name was applied to them in the same spirit.

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DDEDER

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NONION

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