derision

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Mocking laughter or scorn; the act of making fun of someone or something.

   His suggestion was met with derision from the rest of the team.

2. 2
   noun

   A person or thing that everyone laughs at; a laughing stock.

   After the scandal, the once-respected leader became a public derision.

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

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