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1. (n.) derision
the act of deriding; ridicule; mockery.
2. derision
an object of ridicule.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME derisioun < OF derision < LL dērīsiō; see deride , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) derision
contemptuous laughter
2. (noun) derision, ridicule
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
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1. (noun) derision
the act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule
2. (noun) derision
an object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock
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Sense: mockery or laughter which shows scorn and contempt
His remarks were greeted with shouts of derision.
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 Afrikaans: bespotting, gehoon |
 Arabic: سُخْرِيَه، هُزْء |
 Bulgarian: присмиване |
 Brazilian: troça |
 Czech: výsměch, posměch |
 German: der Hohn |
 Danish: hån; spot |
 Greek: χλευασμός |
 Spanish: burla, mofa |
 Estonian: pila |
 Farsi: تمسخر؛ ریشخند |
 Finnish: pilkka |
 French: dérision |
 Hebrew: לִגלוּג |
 Hindi: ठट्ठा |
 Croatian: izrugivanje, ismijavanje |
 Hungarian: kigúnyolás |
 Indonesian: ejekan, cemoohan |
 Icelandic: hæðni; hæðnishlátur |
 Italian: derisione |
 Japanese: あざ笑い |
 Korean: 비웃음, 조롱 |
 Lithuanian: pajuoka |
 Latvian: izsmiekls |
 Malay: ejekan |
 Dutch: spot |
 Norwegian: spott, hån, latterliggjør |
 Polish: drwina |
 Persian: تمسخر؛ ریشخند |
 Pashto: مسخره |
 Portuguese: troça |
 Romanian: batjocură |
 Russian: осмеяние |
 Slovak: výsmech |
 Slovenian: posmeh |
 Serbian: ruganje |
 Swedish: hån, förlöjligande |
 Thai: การหัวเราะเยาะ |
 Turkish: alay |
 Taiwanese: 嘲笑的 |
 Ukrainian: глум; висміювання |
 Urdu: تمسخر ، استہزا |
 Vietnamese: trò cười |
 Chinese: 嘲笑的 |
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