Derision (noun)
der-izh-un
ridicule; mockery.
1350–1400; Middle English derisioun. Old French derision. Late Latin dērīsiōn- (stem of dērīsiō), equivalent to Latin dērīs(us) mocked
Example sentences
“she’d been the object of his derision long enough!”
Word of the Day - Semiquincentennial (noun) se-mee-kwin-sen-tee-nee-al
