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!”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
