derision
Meanings
Plural: derisions
Noun
- contemptuous laughter
- the act of deriding or treating with contempt
- Act of treating with disdain.
- Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
derision is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordderision is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
derision is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
derision is a valid Words With Friends word