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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) 1.7 (wn)

derision
n 1: contemptuous laughter
2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: {ridicule}]

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