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Translation of derision – English–Vietnamese dictionary

derision

 noun  /diˈriʒən/ Add to word list Add to word list ● formal mockery or laughter which shows scorn and contempt trò cười His remarks were greeted with shouts of derision.

(Translation of derision from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of derision

derision Many terms reflect this derision and contempt. From the Cambridge English Corpus His comment was greeted at the time with laughter and derision from the -oor, most likely encouraged by me. From the Cambridge English Corpus When small groups of women began kneeling in prayer outside saloons in the 1870s, they met with derision. From the Cambridge English Corpus His lecture had, at the time, attracted little but derision. From the Cambridge English Corpus Majority rule, which they championed in the face of fear and derision, is today the law of the land. From the Cambridge English Corpus It enjoyed little support from the scientific community and it suffered scorn and derision from the tobacco industry. From the Cambridge English Corpus Despite the city's deficiencies, women continue to claim it as their own, and their response to it is one of reproach and regret rather than contempt or derision. From the Cambridge English Corpus When first introduced, the device was an object of derision among many. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B1

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in Chinese (Traditional) 嘲笑，嘲諷，嘲弄… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 嘲笑，嘲讽，嘲弄… See more in Spanish burla, escarnio, mofa… See more in Portuguese escárnio, troça… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian あざけり… See more alay, istahza… See more dérision… See more burla… See more spot… See more výsměch, posměch… See more hån, spot… See more ejekan, cemoohan… See more การหัวเราะเยาะ… See more szyderstwo, drwina… See more hån, förlöjligande… See more ejekan… See more der Hohn… See more spott, hån, latterliggjøring… See more 조롱, 조소… See more глум, висміювання… See more derisione… See more Need a translator?

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