derision

Example Sentences

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Asking what his job title would be, he met with derision: “What title? Call yourself contessa if you want to!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Arsenal's huddle at the start of the second half was greeted with more derision and jeers.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

In the years since Black achieved notoriety, a single unknown artist is unlikely to reach universal derision in 2026 — but internet pile-ons are just as popular as they’ve always been.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

So far, Wall Street’s reaction to the proposals has been a mix of derision and disbelief.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

It was a class in which everyone got a ninety on every test, and an eighty was a source of derision.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers