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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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