— derisible /di riz"euh beuhl/ , adj.
/di rizh"euhn/ , n.
1. ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
2. an object of ridicule.
[ 1350-1400; ME derisioun derision derision- (s. of derisio ), equiv. to L deris ( us ) mocked (ptp. of deridere; see DERIDE) + -ion- -ION ]