derision
Plural: derisions
Noun
- Contemptuous ridicule or mockery directed at someone or something.
- contemptuous laughter
- the act of deriding or treating with contempt
- Act of treating with disdain.
- Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
Examples
- The opponent’s DERISION quickly turned to awe after her winning bingo.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
derision: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordderision: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
derision: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
derision: valid Words With Friends Word