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Noun derision has 2 senses
  1. derision - contemptuous laughter
    --1 is a kind of     disrespect, discourtesy
    --1 has particulars:
     jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing; put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown; stultification, befooling
    Derived form: verb deride1
  2. derision, ridicule - the act of deriding or treating with contempt
    --2 is a kind of discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
    --2 has particulars: mock
    Derived form: verb deride1
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