derision in the PONS Dictionary

derision Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to meet sth with derision
посрещам нщ с насмешка

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It can be used to strengthen a statement or, sometimes, to indicate derision of an opinion, aided by the tone of voice.
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It has come to be used as a term of derision implying conservative or dated aesthetics and unremarkable specifications.
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Kaput is considered an object of derision to most, due to his fat body and his manner.
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As each portion was finished they set up a shout and a song of derision.
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His soldiers and servants were charged first to gouge out the eyes of these heretical counterfeits and then carry them through the town in derision.
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The romance genre has over the years generated significant derision, skepticism and criticism.
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It is thought that the speech was a strongly worded derision of slavery.
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Many soldiers, however, greeted frequent speeches whose theme was fight on, boys with derision, or simply failed to attend them.
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In later periods, the codpiece became an object of the derision showered on outlandish fashions.
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This means that life should certainly not be taken seriously, that we need to laugh, and that derision is good.
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