derision : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: derision	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for derision
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
derision n contemptuous laughter the act of deriding or treating with contempt Synonym(s): derision, ridicule
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derision \Deri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d[82]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.