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Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.
To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
showing your contempt by derision
laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
To "scoff" someone is to mock them, or treat them in a derogatory manner.
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