Definition of derision

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Derision (n.) An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.

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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 (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision..
Whoop :: Whoop (v. t.) To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
Mock :: Mock (n.) An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) Subject of laughter, derision, or sport..
Mockingstock :: Mockingstock (n.) A butt of sport; an object of derision.
Nickname :: Nickname (n.) A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation..
Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation..
Geck :: Geck (n.) Scorn, derision, or contempt..
Mocking :: Mocking (a.) Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive..
Ludificatory :: Ludificatory (a.) Making sport; tending to excite derision.
Sport :: Sport (n.) Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision.
Splaymouthed :: Splaymouth (n.) A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision.
Bogtrotter :: Bogtrotter (n.) One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.
Song :: Song (n.) An object of derision; a laughingstock.
Scoff :: Scoff (v. t.) To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To express contempt or derision.
Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry..
Irrision :: Irrision (n.) The act of laughing at another; derision.
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