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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Derision \De*ri"sion\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
derision
noun
1: contemptuous laughter
2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: {ridicule}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "derision": burlesque, butt, caricature, contempt, contumely, disrespect, jest, joke, lampoon, laughter, mock, mockery, pasquinade, pilgarlic, raillery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire, scoffing, scorn, sport, travesty
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