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derision

[dih-rizh-uhn]

Origin

noun

ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.

an object of ridicule.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English derisioun < Old French derision < Late Latin dērīsiōn- (stem of dērīsiō), equivalent to Latin dērīs(us) mocked (past participle of dērīdēre; see deride) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

de·ris·i·ble

[dih-riz-uh-buhl] , adjective

non·de·ris·i·ble, adjective

un·de·ris·i·ble, adjective

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derision (dɪˈrɪʒən)

—n
1.	the act of deriding; mockery; scorn
2.	an object of mockery or scorn

[C15: from Late Latin dērīsiō, from Latin dērīsus; see deride]

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Word Origin & History

derision

c.1400, from O.Fr. derision (13c.), from L. derisionem, noun of action from deridere "ridicule," from de- "down" + ridere "to laugh."

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