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derision Definition


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derision
noun
    1. The act of deriding; scornful laughter.
      Thesaurus: disdain, contempt, mockery, ridicule, scorn, disparagement, disrespect, insult, satire, raillery, contumely; Antonym: praise.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin derisio.



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