Definizione monolingua

derision

derision (uncountable)

1. Act of treating with disdain.
   • 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, Guardian:

     One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kelloggs Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.

   • 1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather:

     There was just a touch of derision in the Dons voice and Hagen flushed.

Definizione dizionario derision

	derisione
	act of treating with contempt

beffa

ludibrio

scherno

Altri significati:

Act of treating with disdain.