derision
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7.9
- noun
- /dɪˈrɪʒən/
- Offensive
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- I I, I kind of imagine that all of us can go through that stage where we enjoy the derision of others.
- scorn and derision
- derision and contempt
- object of derision
Listen to with, with, with love and respect, not, not derision.
- Listen to with, with, with love and respect, not, not derision.
- Well, yeah, but it was mostly like a subject of derision.
- They are the subjects of scorn and derision because we're on to their unfairness and their bias.
- They're viewed as being wrong, as deviant, as as sometimes, you know, objects of fear or anger or derision, she says.
- OK, before I had Jade, I look upon anyone who kissed their dog in the mouth with derision.
- So I don't understand how somebody comes to that conclusion unless they say my enemies are worthy of derision, not only derision, violence.
- They are speaking with real contempt and derision about their president, about aspects of the government, about segments of the population.
- So he goes on, and he says she makes this wisdom an object of derision for raw and irresponsible youth and unworthy of their enthusiasm.
- So so they they show love by like derision, I would say.
- Something that doesn't add love to the world, but something that has derision.
- And then but then not accepted kind of like a you know, we look, we say conspiracy theorists with derision.
- Just seem weird to kind of stick out in a way that often feels like it's the basis for scorn and feeling derision.
- The look on the teachers faces went from derision and judgment and a shame to when I came back a year later as president of the Bay team to my own prom.
Examples
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That invite, whoever sent it, should have been met with derision and outrage.
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The TNG's claim to represent Somaliland was met with derision by Somali Landers.
Academic text (2003) -
By pouring their derision upon anything we did.
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Scorn and derision never come in tears.
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His mind heard howls of derision.
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They are speaking with real contempt and derision about their president, about aspects of the government, about segments of the population.
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Regrettably, the American educational system continues to be a source of derision for certain policymakers and politicians.
Academic text (2005) -
Early twentieth-century women conductors met the same scorn and derision as players of "unusual" instruments.
Academic text (1993) -
They are the subjects of scorn and derision because we're on to their unfairness and their bias.
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The comedian faced a wave of derision from the audience after his poorly received performance.
Synonyms
66
4.9
Making fun of someone or something by copying them to make others laugh
53
4.8
An act of making someone look silly so other people laugh at them
18
2.3
Making fun of someone, often playfully but sometimes hurtfully
7
6.3
Saying things to make someone feel bad or angry
6
7.9
A lack of respect for people or things that are usually respected
5
8.4
Unfair criticism that makes someone or their work seem bad
4
6.1
Rude words or loud laughter that show dislike
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8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
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4.5
Making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
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7.1
Making someone feel small or unimportant
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9.9
Speaking badly about a person or thing to show you do not approve
Words or actions meant to hurt someone
A set of harsh insulting words meant to hurt someone
A comment or action that makes someone feel unimportant
Showing that someone or something has little value
Saying bad things about a person or thing to make them seem worse
Antonyms
How Mocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word derision comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and ridere 'to laugh', so it is like 'laughing down' at someone. You can see the same root in ridicule and ridiculous, and that's why derision means mocking or treating someone with contempt.