derision
noun/dɪˈrɪʒn/
/dɪˈrɪʒn/
[uncountable]- a strong feeling that somebody/something is silly and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks synonym scorn
- Her speech was greeted with howls of derision.
- He became an object of universal derision.
Extra Examples- His mouth twisted in derision
- He snorted in derision.
- The speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
- The statement was met with hoots of derision.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin derisio(n-), from deridere ‘scoff at’.Want to learn more?
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