Definition for Derision:

• An object of derision or scorn; a laughing- stock.

Synonyms for Derision:

• n.

  •
  • censure,
  • Bashing,
  • mud,
  • faultfinding,
  • barrage,
  • recrimination,
  • uproar.
  •abuse (noun)
  • badmouthings,
  • up-braiding,
  • pushing arounds,
  • signifyings,
  • kicking arounds,
  • bad mouthings,
  • up braidings,
  • up braiding,
  • hosings,
  • bad-mouthings,
  • upbraidings,
  • up-braidings,
  • knifings.
  •act (noun)
  • derision.
  •banter (noun)
  • dissing,
  • gossip,
  • repartee,
  • joking.
  •bantering (noun)
  • raillery.
  •butt (noun)
  • jestees.
  •contempt (noun)
  • Hauteur,
  • invective,
  • antipathy,
  • disesteem,
  • disfavor,
  • contumacy.
  •disapproval (noun)
  • castigation,
  • admonishment,
  • blame,
  • denouncement,
  • condemnation,
  • renouncement,
  • disapproval,
  • vilification,
  • defamation,
  • chastisement,
  • criticism.
  •disdain (noun)
  • superbities,
  • snobbishnesses.
  •disgrace (noun)
  • de-basing,
  • dis-favors,
  • de gradations,
  • dis-respect,
  • de-gradations,
  • dis reputes,
  • de basements,
  • dis grace,
  • dis credits,
  • dis respects,
  • dis-credit,
  • dis-honors,
  • dis favor,
  • dis-graces,
  • dis credit,
  • dis-respects,
  • dis-honor,
  • dis-reputes,
  • ingloriousnesses,
  • dis-credits,
  • humblings,
  • dis favors,
  • debasings,
  • de basement,
  • dis repute,
  • de gradation,
  • de basing,
  • dis-grace,
  • dis graces,
  • dis-repute,
  • in gloriousnesses,
  • de-gradation,
  • de-basement,
  • dis honor,
  • disbarments,
  • in-gloriousnesses,
  • in-gloriousness,
  • de-basements,
  • dis honors,
  • dis respect,
  • dis-favor,
  • in gloriousness.
  •disparagement (noun)
  • de rogation,
  • de-rogation,
  • under-estimations,
  • backstabbings,
  • de rogations,
  • under estimations,
  • under-estimation,
  • de-rogations,
  • under estimation.
  •disrespect (noun)
  • irreverence.
  •game (noun)
  • object of ridicule.
  •gibe (noun)
  • parting shots,
  • scoffings,
  • rank-outs,
  • rank outs,
  • cutting remarks,
  • rankout,
  • rankouts.
  •heckle (noun)
  • catcall.
  •hiss (noun)
  • sibilances.
  •ill repute (noun)
  • bad odors.
  •parody (noun)
  • mis-representation,
  • playon,
  • send ups,
  • playons,
  • send-ups,
  • sendups,
  • mock heroics,
  • mock-heroics,
  • mis representations,
  • play-ons,
  • mockheroic,
  • play ons,
  • mockheroics,
  • mock heroic,
  • mis representation.
  •raillery (noun)
  • Asteism.
  •ridicule (noun)
  • deprecation,
  • roast,
  • caricature,
  • jesting,
  • denigration,
  • indignity,
  • sneering,
  • humiliation,
  • flippancy,
  • travesty,
  • fun,
  • abasement burlesque.
  •sarcasm (noun)
  • lampoonings,
  • causticnesses.
  •scorn (noun)
  • scornfulnesses,
  • teasings,
  • contemptuousnesses.
  •shame (noun)
  • self-reproof,
  • shamefacedness,
  • Pudency,
  • self-reproach,
  • bad conscience,
  • self-disgust,
  • loss of face,
  • stupefaction,
  • skeleton in the cupboard,
  • skeleton in cupboard.
  •sport (noun)
  • jollifications,
  • jollification,
  • Mummeries,
  • mummery.
  •taunt (noun)
  • dirty digs,
  • backhanded compliments.
  •trenchancy (noun)
  • trenchancy.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hatred.

Paraphrases for Derision:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ridicule, mockery.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    scorn, contempt, travesty, disdain, disregard.

Antonyms for Derision:

• n.

  • insult, disrespect
    adulation, commendation, respect, admiration, approval, love, praise, compliment, flattery.
  • Other antonyms:
    darling.

Derision Sentence Examples:

• There was a slight, very slight note of derision in his voice, and the Prince caught it up at once.

• The proposition, however, was received with absolute derision.

Homophones for Derision:

• deerskin, drag in, drachma, di-iodotyrosine, drag on, dorsum, daricon, dragoman, d region, dragon, durkheim, darken, didrikson, draconian, dragoon, drachm, dreissena, Darsana, dracaena, dry season.

Hypernym for Derision:

• n.

  • act
    mock.
  • communication
    jeering, befooling, jeer, squelcher, scoff, takedown, stultification, put-down, squelch, mockery, scoffing.

Hyponym for Derision:

• n.

  • act
    offensive activity, discourtesy, offense, offence.
  • communication
    disrespect, discourtesy.