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< de rigueur

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de·ri·sion

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n) KEY

NOUN:

1. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
2. A state of being derided: The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.
An object of ridicule; a laughingstock.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English derisioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin drsi, drsin-, from Latin drsus, past participle of drdre, to deride ; see deride

Thesaurus: synonyms for derision

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