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Meanings of derision in inglês

The act of deriding or treating with contempt.

Usage of derision in inglês
1
Not long ago, Cockell's claims would have been greeted with scientific derision.
Wired
2
Five sessions to undo five years of war! Radke snorted in derision.
Body work
3
Something I forgot along the way, he said, not hiding his self-derision.
Darkness unleashed
4
There was something outrageous in the open derision of the last words.
The Hermit of Far End
5
Then she laughed in derision and called out loudly to the guards:
The Laughing Prince: Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales
6
Half in derision, I offered the library the stub of my wash-book.
The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
7
Huckabee's rise was greeted with derision by other elements on the right.
The Guardian
8
He had little formal education and a great derision for college men.
The new yorker
9
The crone shook her head and wagged her pendulous lip in derision.
The Firm of Girdlestone
10
American coaches are still the subject of derision in European soccer circles.
The Guardian
11
His lips worked in the effort to force a grin of derision.
The Rose in the Ring
12
He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth in derision.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
13
A laugh of scorn and derision escaped the lips of the warrior.
Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 2
14
The great body of the nation listened with mingled derision and fear.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
15
There is sympathy for the South in some quarters, derision in others.
The Irish Times
16
I wondered if he was used to hearing such taunts and derision.
Darkness on the edge of town
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Derision through the time
Derision across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common