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Added 9 October 2026

derision

/dɪˈɹɪʒən/ noun

In Latin: dērīsiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about derision at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Act of treating with disdain.
Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

Origin

From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").

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