DERISION


Meaning of DERISION in English

[ dɪ'rɪʒ(ə)n ]

■ noun contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Derivatives

derisible dɪ'rɪzɪb(ə)l adjective

Origin

ME: via OFr. from late L. derisio(n-) , from deridere 'scoff at'.

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