Meaning of Derision | Babel Free
dɪˈɹɪʒənDefinitions
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Act of treating with disdain. countable, uncountable
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Something to be derided; a laughing stock. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.”
“One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.”
“Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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