Derision

What do we mean by derision?

The act of ridiculing or laughing at someone or something. noun

A state of being derided. noun

The act of deriding; subjection to ridicule or mockery; contempt manifested by laughter; scorn. noun

An object of derision or contempt; a laughing-stock. noun

Synonyms Ridicule, mockery, gibes, scoffing, taunts, insults. noun

The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. noun

An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. noun

Act of treating with disdain. noun

The act of deriding or treating with contempt noun

Contemptuous laughter noun

Act of treating with disdain.

Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

Words that are spelled similarly to derision:
derision, decision, delusion, division, version, erosion, derisive, revision, elision, denison, recision, desition, demission, detrition, ferison, erasion, mersion, herisson, detrusion, deration, defusion, irrision, dedition, derisions, verisign, delisio.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word derision:
scorn, mocked, irony, laughter, contempt, admiration, satire, jokes, labeled, praise, fans, referring, critics, canton, biblical, audiences, audience, press, perceived, abuse, noble, crowd, manner, enemies, theories, belief, premiere, critic, alleged, poem, nothing, calling, proposal.

Words that rhyme with derision:
vision, provision, decision, division, envision, precision, television, revision, collision, incision, rescission, supervision, excision, misprision, circumcision, recision, subdivision, parisian, univision, indecision, night vision, split decision, cable television, cablevision, long division, short division, cell division, reduction division, judicial decision, macrovision, final decision, porcupine provision, bakke decision, line of vision, advertising division, word division, form division, phase of cell division, administrative division, cellular division, color television, sarkisian, activision, territorial division, sales division, avedisian, computervision, coopervision, divison, exploravision, multivision, spectravision, valuevision, worldvision, xyvision.

Adjectives that are often used to describe derision:
public, much, such, bitter, open, general, universal, more, mild, popular, contemptuous, scornful, only, loud, mere, self, cruel, angry, faint, considerable, gentle, outright, exciting, natured, constant, gay, widespread, utmost, fierce, insolent, mingled, utter, affectionate, cold, cynical, silent, mock, foul, critical, calm, excited, amused, concealed, secret, friendly, equal, savage, triumphant, unconcealed, polite, supercilious, pure, insulting, wild, harsh, quiet, comic, slight, usual, fiendish, humorous, light, mutual, veiled, shrill, obvious, cool, amiable, merciless, frank, lively, incredulous, cheerful, sweet, grim, obscene, joyous, bitterest, proportional, playful, withering, soft, humored, sarcastic, lofty.

Words that sound like derision:
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