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Synonyms for derision
dɪˈrɪʒ ənde·ri·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
derision
Banter is the touching upon some fault, weakness, or fancied secret of another in a way half to pique and half to please; badinage is delicate, refined banter. Raillery has more sharpness, but is usually good-humored and well meant. Irony, the saying one thing that the reverse may be understood, may be either mild or bitter. All the other words have a hostile intent. Ridicule makes a person or thing the subject of contemptuous merriment; derision seeks to make the object derided seem utterly despicable — to laugh it to scorn. Chaff is the coarse witticism of the streets, perhaps merry, oftener malicious; jeering is loud, rude ridicule, as of a hostile crowd or mob. Mockery is more studied, and may include mimicry and personal violence, as well as scornful speech. A satire is a formal composition; a sarcasm may be an impromptu sentence. The satire shows up follies to keep people from them; the sarcasm hits them because they are foolish, without inquiring whether it will do good or harm; the satire is plainly uttered; the sarcasm is covert.
Synonyms:
badinage, banter, chaff, irony, jeering, mockery, raillery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire
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Matched Categories
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#15969 | satire | |
#16532 | irony | |
#17209 | contempt | |
#28801 | sarcasm | |
#29153 | banter | |
#31457 | ridicule | |
#34727 | scorn | |
#36196 | disrespect | |
#40443 | mockery | |
#53686 | chaff | |
#66496 | derision | |
#149018 | jeering | |
#281652 | raillery | |
#314700 | contumely |
How to use derision in a sentence?
Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever.
We were treated with derision by the school board, the school budgets were always voted down; they vote in blocs. You can boil it down to the fact that they don’t value public education.
Translations for derision
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- سخريةArabic
- осмиване, присмиванеBulgarian
- zesměšnění, posměch, výsměchCzech
- irrisiónSpanish
- iva, pilkkaFinnish
- dérisionFrench
- kinevetés, kigúnyolás, kicsúfolásHungarian
- ծաղրArmenian
- derisioneItalian
- לַעַגHebrew
- szyderstwo, wyszydzeniePolish
- высмеивание, осмеяние, насмешкаRussian
- förlöjligande, hånSwedish
- ఎగతాళిTelugu
- דעריזשאַןYiddish
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