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What does derision mean?

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Noun
  1. Act of treating with disdain.
  2. A state resulting from being derided.
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By the time he got back, they were gone, which was just as well because much of the rage and derision was directed at him.
Until recently, AIDS researchers and activists in the United States tended to regard the denialists with derision, assuming they would fade away.
The show was heaped with derision for its mangling of some of the most famous lines in the English language.
I turned up at the dude ranch in jodhpurs, to the derision of cowhands and guests alike.
They present a perfect blend of pathos, wonder, derision, fear, disgust and fury.
She is an incredible artist who has endured public derision and scorn for well over a decade.

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