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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.
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He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord
shall have them in derision. --Ps. ii. 4.
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Satan beheld their plight,
And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton.
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2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
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I was a derision to all my people. --Lam. iii.
14.

Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
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