derision
9 points
English
8 letters
Not in frequency data
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Definitions
noun
contemptuous laughter
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/dɝːˈɪʒʌn/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural derisions
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
decisionvisiondivisioncollisionprecisionsupervisionincisionparisianprovisionrevisioncircumcisionenvisionindecisionexcisionmisprisionrecision
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