\De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d['e]rision. See
{Deride}.]
1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided;
   mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds
   one up to ridicule.
         He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord
         shall have them in derision.          --Ps. ii. 4.
         Satan beheld their plight, And to his mates thus in
         derision called.                      --Milton.
2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
         I was a derision to all my people.    --Lam. iii.
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Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.