The govenor, who resigned amid a tax evasion scandal was greeted with shouts of derision from the crowd.
Derision is a word used to describe mockery. A good example sentence would be, the boy was greeted with derision when he entered the classroom.
Derision is a strong feeling of contempt, often expressed through mockery or ridicule.
The inept performance elicited derision from the audience. The definition of derision is a ridicule or mockery. 2 IN 1! I'M ON FIRE!!!
(derision - contempt, mocking ) The rats peered with derision in their eyes at the terrified men. Sure of his authority, he dismissed our complaints with a laugh of derision. The reporters could scarcely believe the derision shown by some government employees toward the public.
You could hear the derision in his voice when he told her to take a hike.
The plural of derision is derisions.
You could hear the derision in her voice when she told him to take a hike.
The word derisive is an adjective. It means to express by derision.
The word "deride" is the verb form of the word "derision. " An example of the word "deride" in a sentence is "Don't deride his speech as being mediocre. "
Insult, disrespect
Division, derision, envision.
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