De*ri"sion (?), n. [L. derisio: cf. F. dérision. 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.
14. Syn. -- Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
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