Definition of derision

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Derision (n.) The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule..

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Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Jeer :: "Jeer (v.) To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker..
Deridingly :: Deridingly (adv.) By way of derision or mockery.
Aha :: Aha (interj.) An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise..
Splaymouthed :: Splaymouth (n.) A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision.
Irrision :: Irrision (n.) The act of laughing at another; derision.
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.
Scorn :: Scorn (v. i.) To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully..
Mock :: Mock (n.) An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Ludificatory :: Ludificatory (a.) Making sport; tending to excite derision.
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) Subject of laughter, derision, or sport..
Flear :: Flear (n.) A word or look of derision or mockery.
Nickname :: Nickname (n.) A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation..
Scoff :: Scoff (n.) Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach..
Scoff :: Scoff (v. t.) To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
Derision :: Derision (n.) The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule..
Stargaser :: Stargaser (n.) One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer..
Groan :: Groan (v. i.) To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan..
Mocking :: Mocking (a.) Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive..
Song :: Song (n.) An object of derision; a laughingstock.
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