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derision

noun
/dɪˈɹɪʒən/UK

Etymology

From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").

  1. derived from dērīsiōnem
  2. derived from derision

Definitions

  1. Act of treating with disdain.

    • There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.

  2. Something to be derided

    Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

    • Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]

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Derived

hold in derision

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at derision. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at derision. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at derision

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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