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!”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
