derision

CEFRB1

/dɪˈɹɪʒən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Mockery or contempt shown toward someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

Examples

  • There are quite a few ways to express derision in Esperanto.

  • Derision is the food of fools.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Act of treating with disdain.

More examples

In context

  • There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.

  • Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").