derision
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
contemptuous laughter
Types & categories
- discourtesy hypernym
- mockery hyponym
- squelch hyponym
- stultification hyponym
Related & opposite
- deride derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- ridicule derivation
- deride derivation
- ridiculous derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deride |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourtesy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mockery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | squelch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stultification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ridicule |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deride |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ridiculous |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | offense |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mock |