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- Latin · derived fromirrīsiō
- English todayirrision
From Latin irrīsiō, from irrīdēre (“to laugh at”); ir- (“in”) + rīdeō (“to laugh”): compare French irrision.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The act of laughing at another; derision. Full definition →