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Main Entry: de·ri·sion
Pronunciation: 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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Ridicule, mockery. RONALD. Point and laught at them derisively.
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