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单词 derision
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derision

noun

de·​ri·​sion di-ˈri-zhən How to pronounce derision (audio)
1
a
: the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
b
: a state of being laughed at or ridiculed : a state of being derided
2
: an object of ridicule or scorn

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Where does derision come from?

Derision shares part of its origin with the words ridiculous and risible; all may be traced to the Latin verb ridēre (“to laugh”). From the time derision entered the English language in the 14th century, it has suggested laughter, albeit of a mocking or scornful variety. It may also be used to indicate an object of scornful laughter – that is, a laughingstock -- as in the line from Lamentations 3:14 of the King James Version of the bible: “I was a derision to all my people.”

Synonyms

  • butt
  • jest
  • joke
  • laughingstock
  • mark
  • mock
  • mockery
  • sport
  • target
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Example Sentences

My remarks were anodyne, but some other snippets of marginalia were shrieks of derision Paul Theroux, Granta 44, Summer 1993 Britain had its boffins, working researchers subject to the derision of intellectual gentlemen. James Gleick, Genius: The Life & Science of Richard Feynman, 1992 … discussion, laughter, lecturing, but no shouts or threats, no yardsticks banging for silence, no words of shame or derision. Lorene Cary, Black Ice, 1991 The whole idea of Camelot excites derision. In fact, I am sure Kennedy would have derided it himself. No one at the time ever thought of his Washington as Camelot. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., The Cycles of American History, 1986 One of the students laughed in derision at my error. The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league. “Nerd” is a term of derision. See More
Recent Examples on the Web On the campaign trail in the presidential battleground state, Shapiro's Republican opponent, Doug Mastriano, makes Wolf’s COVID-19 policies — and Shapiro’s defense of them in court — a source of derision. Marc Levy, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 In fact, that proportion amounts to 1,420 votes — an apparent mistake that triggered a wave of derision on social media that was led by Ruto’s supporters. Declan Walsh, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis, an early backer of Uber and Robinhood, has made Mr. Galloway a regular target of derision on Twitter. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 As the superintendent Bookman, Brown was a frequent target of derision for the rest of the characters, and one of the biggest sources of laughs in the show. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2022 After widespread derision on Chinese social media, the original denouement was restored. Zheping Huang, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2022 Will truck buyers—who have had nothing but derision for the clever but homely Honda Ridgeline—be okay with a unibody pickup from Ford? Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 5 Oct. 2021 Fur-ay — into the anthropomorphized creature community prompted widespread derision on social media, with her name trending on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2021 When other characters, and even the man himself, scorn his disabilities and mock his ugliness, we are forced by the evidence of our senses to treat the derision metaphorically. New York Times, 11 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin derision-, derisio, from Latin deridēre — see deride

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

derision

noun

de·​ri·​sion di-ˈri-zhən How to pronounce derision (audio)
: a feeling of dislike or disrespect often shown by the use of insults
… The villagers spoke of Min—usually in jest, but sometimes with derision Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard

derision

noun

1
as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of after yet another last place finish, the team became nothing more than a derision to all but its most loyal fans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • joke
  • mockery
  • target
  • mock
  • fool
  • victim
  • butt
  • jest
  • laughingstock
  • sport
  • mark
  • monkey
  • gull
  • sucker
  • pigeon
  • chump
  • fall guy
  • sap
  • dupe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • favorite
  • pet
  • darling
2
as in ridicule
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something their absurd behavior on the awards show became a source of derision for comedians

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ridicule
  • contempt
  • disdain
  • laughter
  • scorn
  • mockery
  • insult
  • disparagement
  • satire
  • belittlement
  • sport
  • snickering
  • deprecation
  • caricature
  • mimicry
  • catcall
  • burlesque
  • put-down
  • pasquinade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praise
  • approval
  • applause
  • commendation
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