What is another word for derision?
397 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dɪɹˈɪʒən], [ dɪɹˈɪʒən], [ d_ɪ_ɹ_ˈɪ_ʒ_ə_n]
Derision is a term used to describe mockery, ridicule, or contempt. There are numerous synonyms that can be used instead of derision, including scorn, contemptuousness, disdain, sarcasm, irony, ridiculing, belittling, mocking, scoffing, and teasing. All these terms connote an attitude of disapproval towards another person or thing, and are used to express negative emotions like anger, disgust, or disappointment. The usage of these synonyms often highlights the negative aspects of a situation or person that is being ridiculed or mocked. These synonyms are used widely in literature and media, and they are used to convey emotions effectively and make the content more impactful.
Synonyms for Derision:
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n.
• abuse- bad mouthings ,
- bad-mouthings ,
- badmouthings ,
- hosings ,
- kicking arounds ,
- knifings ,
- pushing arounds ,
- signifyings ,
- up braiding ,
- up braidings ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braidings ,
- upbraidings .
- admonishment ,
- blame ,
- castigation ,
- chastisement ,
- condemnation ,
- criticism ,
- defamation ,
- denouncement ,
- disapproval ,
- renouncement ,
- vilification .
- de basement ,
- de basements ,
- de basing ,
- de gradation ,
- de gradations ,
- de-basement ,
- de-basements ,
- de-basing ,
- de-gradation ,
- de-gradations ,
- debasings ,
- dis credit ,
- dis credits ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favors ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis honor ,
- dis honors ,
- dis repute ,
- dis reputes ,
- dis respect ,
- dis respects ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credits ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favors ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honors ,
- dis-repute ,
- dis-reputes ,
- dis-respect ,
- dis-respects ,
- disbarments ,
- humblings ,
- in gloriousness ,
- in gloriousnesses ,
- in-gloriousness ,
- in-gloriousnesses ,
- ingloriousnesses .
- backstabbings ,
- de rogation ,
- de rogations ,
- de-rogation ,
- de-rogations ,
- under estimation ,
- under estimations ,
- under-estimation ,
- under-estimations .
- cheap shots ,
- dis courtesies ,
- dis courtesy ,
- dis-courtesies ,
- dis-courtesy ,
- disdainfulnesses ,
- in civilities ,
- in civility ,
- in-civilities ,
- in-civility ,
- out rages ,
- out-rage ,
- out-rages ,
- slap face ,
- un pleasantries ,
- un pleasantry ,
- un-pleasantries ,
- un-pleasantry .
- mis representation ,
- mis representations ,
- mis-representation ,
- mock heroic ,
- mock heroics ,
- mock-heroics ,
- mockheroic ,
- mockheroics ,
- play ons ,
- play-ons ,
- playon ,
- playons ,
- send ups ,
- send-ups ,
- sendups .
- abasement burlesque ,
- caricature ,
- denigration ,
- deprecation ,
- flippancy ,
- fun ,
- humiliation ,
- indignity ,
- jesting ,
- roast ,
- travesty .
Other synonyms:
- Bashing ,
- barrage ,
- censure ,
- faultfinding ,
- mud ,
- recrimination ,
- uproar .
- hatred .
Other relevant words:
- Acrimoniousness ,
- Asteism ,
- Bronx Cheer ,
- Contemptuousness ,
- Decrial ,
- Deriding ,
- Despisedness ,
- Fleer ,
- Fooling ,
- Gazingstock ,
- Gibing ,
- Gleek ,
- Irrision ,
- Jeers ,
- Jibing ,
- Panning ,
- Pilgarlic ,
- Quizzing ,
- Sibilance ,
- Twitting ,
- Vilipendency ,
- abuse ,
- acerbity ,
- acridity ,
- acridness ,
- acrimony ,
- affront ,
- arrogance ,
- asperity ,
- aspersion ,
- audacity ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- badinage ,
- banter ,
- barrack ,
- bitterness ,
- boo ,
- bravado ,
- brickbat ,
- burlesque ,
- butt ,
- byword ,
- byword of reproach ,
- catcall ,
- chaff ,
- comeback ,
- contumely ,
- crack ,
- cutting remark ,
- cynicism ,
- daring ,
- deride ,
- derisiveness ,
- despite ,
- dig ,
- discourtesy ,
- dishonor ,
- disregard ,
- disrespect ,
- diversion ,
- dump ,
- dupe ,
- fair game ,
- flout ,
- fool ,
- frolic ,
- game ,
- gibe ,
- gird ,
- goat ,
- grinning ,
- harshness ,
- hiss ,
- hissing ,
- hoot ,
- impertinence ,
- impudence ,
- insolence ,
- jab ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- jest ,
- jibe ,
- joshing ,
- lampoon ,
- laugh at ,
- laughingstock ,
- laughter ,
- leering ,
- levity ,
- make game of ,
- malevolence ,
- malice ,
- maliciousness ,
- mark ,
- mob ,
- mock ,
- mocking ,
- monkey ,
- mordacity ,
- mordancy ,
- mug ,
- niggle ,
- object of ridicule ,
- obloquy ,
- outrage ,
- parody ,
- parting shot ,
- pasquinade ,
- pastime ,
- persiflage ,
- pertness ,
- poison ,
- poisonousness ,
- put-down ,
- quiz ,
- raillery ,
- raspberry ,
- razzing ,
- ribbing ,
- risibility ,
- roasting ,
- romp ,
- rudeness ,
- sarcasm ,
- sardonic grin ,
- satire ,
- scoff ,
- scoffing ,
- scoffs ,
- scout ,
- scurrility ,
- sibilation ,
- slam ,
- slap ,
- smoke ,
- sneer ,
- snigger ,
- spite ,
- spitefulness ,
- sport ,
- stock ,
- target ,
- taunting ,
- thrust ,
- toy ,
- trenchancy ,
- twit ,
- venom ,
- venomousness ,
- victim ,
- virulence ,
- wisecrack .
- Causticness ,
- Ingloriousness ,
- Unpleasantries ,
- Unpleasantry ,
- bad odor ,
- brickbats ,
- cheap shot ,
- contempt ,
- dirty dig ,
- disbarment ,
- disdain ,
- disdainfulness ,
- disgrace ,
- disparagement ,
- floutings ,
- fools ,
- hosing ,
- ill repute ,
- ill-repute ,
- infamy ,
- insult ,
- irony ,
- jestee ,
- joke ,
- jokes ,
- kicking around ,
- lessening ,
- libel ,
- mock-heroic ,
- mockery ,
- pigeon ,
- pigeons ,
- play on ,
- play-on ,
- pollution ,
- pushing around ,
- quinine ,
- quinines ,
- rank out ,
- rank-out ,
- reproach ,
- ridicule ,
- sardonicism ,
- sauciness ,
- scandal ,
- scorn ,
- scornfulness ,
- send up ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- shame ,
- shout ,
- sibilations ,
- sinfulness ,
- sitting duck ,
- slap in face ,
- slap in the face ,
- slap the face ,
- snobbishness ,
- softie ,
- softies ,
- superbity ,
- taunt ,
- underestimation ,
- underestimations .
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How to use "Derision" in context?
When we look at things in a negative light, we are derisive. This means dismissing someone or something as unworthy of our interest or support. It is easy to deride someone when we feel superior and are dismissive of someone's opinions or capabilities. derision can also be a way to communicate disapproval or contempt. Derision is a destructive emotion that can have lasting consequences.
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Hyponym for Derision:
n.
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act
offensive activity, discourtesy, offense, offence.
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disrespect, discourtesy.
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