derision

de·ri·sion

D0150600 (dĭ-rĭzh′ən)n.1. The act of ridiculing or laughing at someone or something.2. A state of being derided: Members of the board held the proposal in derision.

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[Middle English derisioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin dērīsiō, dērīsiōn-, from Latin dērīsus, past participle of dērīdēre, to deride; see deride.]

derision

(dɪˈrɪʒən) n1. the act of deriding; mockery; scorn2. an object of mockery or scorn[C15: from Late Latin dērīsiō, from Latin dērīsus; see deride]

de•ri•sion

(dɪˈrɪʒ ən)

n. 1. the act of deriding; ridicule; mockery. 2. an object of ridicule. [1350–1400; Middle English derisioun < Old French derision < Late Latin dērīsiō; see deride, -tion] de•ris′i•ble (-ˈrɪz ə bəl) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	derision - contemptuous laughter discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respectjeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing - showing your contempt by derisionput-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown - a crushing remarkbefooling, stultification - derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
	2.	derision - the act of deriding or treating with contemptridiculeoffense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or othersmock - the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

derision

noun mockery, laughter, contempt, ridicule, scorn, insult, sneering, disdain, scoffing, disrespect, denigration, disparagement, contumely, raillery He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision.

derision

nounWords or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter:mockery, ridicule.

Translations

嘲笑的

deride

(diˈraid) verb to laugh at; to mock. 嘲笑 嘲笑derision (diˈriʒən) noun mockery or laughter which shows scorn and contempt. His remarks were greeted with shouts of derision. 嘲笑的 嘲笑的deˈrisive (-siv) adjective1. mocking; showing scorn. derisive laughter. 嘲笑的 嘲笑的2. causing or deserving scorn. The salary they offered me was derisive. 幼稚可笑的 幼稚可笑的deˈrisory (-səri) adjective ridiculous. His attempts were derisory. 可笑的 可笑的