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derisions

derisions is the plural of derision.

Meaning of derision

Noun

derision (countable and uncountable, plural derisions)

  1. Act of treating with disdain.
    • There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather
  2. Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
    • Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 14, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

Questions about derisions

What is derisions the plural of?
Derisions is the plural of derision.

Words near derisions in the dictionary

  1. derisable
  2. derisible
  3. derisibly
  4. derision
  5. derisionary
  6. derisions
  7. derisive
  8. derisively
  9. derisiveness
  10. derisivenesses
  11. derisives

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