DERISION

derision, ridicule

(noun) the act of deriding or treating with contempt

derision

(noun) contemptuous laughter

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

derision (countable and uncountable, plural derisions)

Act of treating with disdain.

Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

Anagrams

• Ironside, ironised, ironside, resinoid

Source: Wiktionary

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De*ri"sion, n. Etym: [L. derisio: cf. F. dérision. See Deride.]

1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. Ps. ii. 4. Saderision called. Milton.

2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. I was a derision to all my people. Lam. iii. 14.

Syn.

– Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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