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Derision Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Derision has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

contemptuous laughter

2

the act of deriding or treating with contempt

3

Act of treating with disdain.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disrespect discourtesy
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
jeer put-down stultification mock
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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