Derision means making fun of someone or something in a very unkind, disrespectful way. It’s mocking or ridiculing something contemptuously.
Meaning: The act of ridiculing or mocking someone/something. Making fun of contemptuously.
Part of speech: Noun
5 Example sentences:
1.The girls responded with derision when Mary tripped and dropped her lunch tray at school.
2. The coach shook his head in derision as the losing team walked off the field.
3. There was an undertone of derision in his voice when he called me a “city slicker”.
4. The dictator was often met with public derision for his cruel and foolish policies.
5. After her speech, the candidate faced derision and scorn from the opposition.
Synonyms are:
mockery, scorn, sarcasm, scoffing.
Tips:
- Derision means making fun of someone or something in a mean way.
- The adjective form is derisive which describes speech or action that ridicules.
