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derision

de·ri·sion

UK/dɪˈɹɪʒən/ US/dɜrˈɪʒʌn/ fairly common

noun

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the act of deriding or treating with contempt

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Origin

From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").

Phrases

  • hold in derision

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