derision
Contemptuous public ridicule
Derision is mocking contempt—scornful ridicule that dismisses someone or something as worthless or absurd.
To greet a proposal with derision is to laugh it off as unworthy of serious consideration.
His suggestions were met with derision from the committee.
The adjective is derisive; derisory means laughably small or inadequate: a derisory offer.
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- disrespectLack of regard
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
revulsion · aversion · repugnance · antipathy · spite · hostility · condescension · haughtiness
Hostile dismissive feeling
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
jibes · gibes · lampooning · satire · parody · caricature · raillery · teasing
Insulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- heckleHarass a performer verbally
- gibeScornful teasing remark
- jibeAgree or correspond
barb · dig · cutting remark · wisecrack · snark · quip · zinger · catcall
Meaning opposite to words
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- tongue-in-cheekHumorously not meant literally
- facetiousnessHumorous levity, often inappropriate
- caustic witHarsh, cutting cleverness
dry humor · cutting humor · acerbic · mordant · biting · withering · mocking tone · eye-roll
Criticism meant to diminish
- deprecationExpression of strong disapproval
- denigrationUnjust attack on reputation
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
- put-downDisparaging remark
slight · insult · devaluation · discredit · undercutting · trivialization · minimization · degradation
disdain
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- disrespectLack of regard
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
disgust · revulsion · aversion · repugnance · antipathy · spite · hostility · condescension · haughtiness · superciliousness
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
taunting · jibes · gibes · lampooning · satire · parody · caricature · raillery · teasing · ribbing
taunt
Insulting provocation
jibe · barb · dig · cutting remark · wisecrack · snark · quip · zinger · catcall · boo
irony
Meaning opposite to words
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- tongue-in-cheekHumorously not meant literally
- facetiousnessHumorous levity, often inappropriate
caustic wit · dry humor · cutting humor · acerbic · mordant · biting · withering · mocking tone · eye-roll · air quotes
disparagement
Criticism meant to diminish
- deprecationExpression of strong disapproval
- denigrationUnjust attack on reputation
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
put-down · slight · insult · devaluation · discredit · undercutting · trivialization · minimization · degradation · humiliation
- bad attitudesnegativity, cynicism, pessimism, hostility, contempt
- contemptcontempt, scorn, disdain, despise, sneer
- criticism wordscritique, review, analysis, flaw, fault
- disfavordisapproval, dislike, disdain, contempt, scorn
- disgracedishonor, disgrace, downfall, stigma, scandal
- dismissive behaviorssnub, scorn, ignore, disdain, dismissal
derisionpraise
Expression of approval
admiration · applause · acclaim · commendation · adulation
derisionrespect
Regard with honor
reverence · esteem · veneration · admiration · regard