Examples of 'derision' in a sentence
Meaning of "derision"
derision (noun) - the act of mocking, ridiculing, or showing contempt for someone or something; the state of being scorned or treated with disrespect
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- Act of treating with disdain.
- Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
How to use "derision" in a sentence
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It is a rough derision of democracy and human rights.
Anything was more tolerable than this derision.
Mockery and derision have their place.
What he got in plenty was ridicule and derision.
This divine derision was due to his presumption.
Laughter is never very far from derision.
And the scathing derision comes in waves.
I simply askthat you spare me your derision.
A lot of contempt and derision for intellectuals.
With all his bullying and derision.
He laughed with derision he threw the marker at me.
I could not turn fromtheir revel in derision.
The black cross of derision has become a.
The borderers reciprocated this feeling of derision.
This is fueling your derision towards her.
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His advances were welcomed by a contempt verging on derision.
By pouring their derision upon anything we did.
Both are usually treated with suspicion or derision.
The derision he received sent him into depression.
Surely a lousy president merits our derision.
Japan will earn the derision of the world.
Stiglitz would no doubt respond with derision.
Scorn and derision nevercome in tears.
Many are the wicked who are in complete derision.
And my sister to its derision for disappointed hopes.
You will hold the nations in derision.
Just derision of the person trying the experiment.
My daughter has been severely held in derision.
Approbation or derision from time to time.
Let me get drunk on the wine of my derision.
A look of derision on all their faces.
I could not turn from their revel in derision.
With derision and accorded no mercy.
His mind heard howls of derision.
I heard the derision in the tone.
She will laugh you to derision.
Derision is the food of fools.
One that will not be met with derision.
With derision and hate.
Simulated warship sinking invites derision.
They treated us with derision from the moment we arrived.
Storm to her credit despite my derision.
And the other to its derision for disappointed hopes.
She said with an undertone of derision.
Not to let the envious derision of my detractors clip my wings.
My father did not go to church and then with derision.
So they will escape the derision they deserve.
Politicians and social elite discussed it with derision.
And princes are a derision unto him.
By the prompt corrective of levelling derision.
