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Word: Derision
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin derisio(n-), from deridere ‘scoff at’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈrɪʒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Short Definition:contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Examples:- my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief
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