derision


ridicule, mockery.
ronald. point and laught at them derisively.
main entry: de·ri·sion
pr-nunciation: di-‘ri-zh&n
function: noun
etymology: middle english, from middle french, from late latin derision-, derisio, from latin deridere
1 a : the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt b : a state of being derided
2 : an object of ridicule or scorn
using a word or words in a way to lower them in your view or the view of others. “he used a term of derision about him that i can’t repeat here.”

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