Etymology

derision

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Today it means: Act of treating with disdain. Full definition →

Old French derision ← Latin dērīsiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromdērīsiōnem
  2. Old French · derived fromderision
  3. English todayderision

From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").

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