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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derision \De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf F. d['e]rision. See {Deride}.] 1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. --Ps. ii 4. Satan beheld their plight, And to his mates thus in derision called --Milton. 2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. I was a derision to all my people. --Lam. iii. 14. Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: derision n : exposing someone to laughter [syn: {ridicule}]
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