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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
derision /dɪˈrɪʒ(ə)n/
▶noun contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
– derivatives
derisible /dɪˈrɪzɪb(ə)l/ adjective.
derisible /dɪˈrɪzɪb(ə)l/ adjective.
– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. derisio(n-), from deridere ‘scoff at’.
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