Derision

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Derision \De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d['e]rision. See
     {Deride}.]
     1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided;
        mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds
        one up to ridicule.
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              He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord
              shall have them in derision.          --Ps. ii. 4.
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              Satan beheld their plight,
              And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton.
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     2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
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              I was a derision to all my people.    --Lam. iii.
                                                    14.
  
     Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  derision
       n 1: contemptuous laughter
       2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: {ridicule}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "derision":
     burlesque, butt, caricature, contempt, contumely, disrespect, jest,
     joke, lampoon, laughter, mock, mockery, pasquinade, pilgarlic,
     raillery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire, scoffing, scorn, sport,
     travesty