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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Deridingly :: Deridingly (adv.) By way of derision or mockery.
Nickname :: Nickname (n.) A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation..
Whoop :: Whoop (v. t.) To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation..
Mocking :: Mocking (a.) Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive..
Splaymouthed :: Splaymouth (n.) A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision.
Scorn :: Scorn (v. i.) To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully..
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To express contempt or derision.
Mockingstock :: Mockingstock (n.) A butt of sport; an object of 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..
Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision..
Geck :: Geck (n.) Scorn, derision, or contempt..
Scoff :: Scoff (v. t.) To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4..
Aha :: Aha (interj.) An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise..
Mockingly :: Mockingly (adv.) By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
Chuckle :: Chuckle (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision..
Subscapular :: Subsannation (n.) Derision; mockery.
Scoff :: Scoff (n.) Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach..
Shame :: Shame (n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
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