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| NOUN | 1 | derision | Contemptuous laughter |
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| 2 | derision, ridicule | The act of deriding or treating with contempt |
| Sounds | derih'zhahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | Contemptuous laughter. |
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| Broader | disrespect, discourtesy |
| Narrower | jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing; put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown; stultification, befooling |
| Verbs | deride |
| Meaning | The act of deriding or treating with contempt. |
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| Synonyms | ridicule |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity |
| Narrower | mock |
| Verbs | deride |
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