derision (de-ri-sion)
Definition
noun. the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
Example Sentence
His crazy behavior became a source of derision for those around him.
Synonyms
ridicule; mockery; belittlement
Antonyms
approval
Rhymes
- vision
- collision
- decision
- derision
- division
- envision
- excision
- incision
- misprision
- parisian
- precision
- provision
- recision
- rescission
- revision
- sarkisian
- xyvision
- avedisian
- circumcision
- indecision
- multivision
- supervision
- tv
- univision