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Definition of Derision
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Derision
The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. Related Definitions:
Act, An, Being, Contemptuous, Derided, Deriding, Derision, Mockery, Object, Of, One, Or, Ridicule, Scorn, Scornful, State, The, To, Treatment, Up, Which |
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Derision Quotations
Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever. Kahlil Gibran He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts. Robert E. Sherwood Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives. Algernon Charles Swinburne To what derision should I be exposed from a thousand quarters!- An unlearned female entering the lists of criticism against the mighty Johnson! Anne Seward |
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Derision Translations
derision in Italian is scherno derision in Spanish is ludibrio, mofa |
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