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de·ri·sion [dɪˈrɪʒən] N no pl

derision

posmeh m

to treat sth with derision

posmehljivo obravnavati kaj

Usage examples with derision

to treat sth with derision

posmehljivo obravnavati kaj

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Unfortunately, it soon became the subject of a public derision. en.wikipedia.org

Team bonding exercises and the use of tactical dossiers on the opposition were met with scorn by playing staff and derision in the press. en.wikipedia.org

It has come to be used as a term of derision implying conservative or dated aesthetics and unremarkable specifications. en.wikipedia.org

But when did those become unredeemable traits, that warranted ridicule, rumour and derision? www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Unfortunately, the short articles tended to attract credulous awe rather than the intended derision. en.wikipedia.org

His inability to attract girls and his parents' overt derision of him are recurring themes throughout the show. en.wikipedia.org

Rejection and derision from his own people only served to ferment his hatred. en.wikipedia.org

This means that life should certainly not be taken seriously, that we need to laugh, and that derision is good. en.wikipedia.org

It can be used to strengthen a statement or, sometimes, to indicate derision of an opinion, aided by the tone of voice. en.wikipedia.org

It was a term of division and derision, and became shorthand for a population considered lowbrow, coarse and lacking education and cultural refinement. en.wikipedia.org

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