derision
Act of treating with disdainAct of treating with disdain.
» All Mary has left for Tom is scorn and derision.
Maria hat nur Hohn und Spott für Tom übrig.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Act of treating with disdain.
Hohn, Spott, Verhöhnung
высмеиваниеvysmeivanije, насме́шкаnasméška, осмеяниеosmejanije
висміюванняvysmijuvannja, насміханняnasmixannja, посміхposmix
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
(countable, uncountable)Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
Examples
3 sentencesAll Mary has left for Tom is scorn and derision.
deMaria hat nur Hohn und Spott für Tom übrig.
Derision is the food of fools.
deSpott ist die Speise der Narren.
There are quite a few ways to express derision in Esperanto.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("toFrom Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").
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Forms
plural: derisionsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable