01 n. 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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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.
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An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.“I was a derision to all my people.” — Lam. iii. 14.