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What does derision mean?

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Noun
  1. Act of treating with disdain.
  2. A state resulting from being derided.
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Until recently, AIDS researchers and activists in the United States tended to regard the denialists with derision, assuming they would fade away.
The comic had risen through the standup ranks, working hard at developing an act after his initial performances drew derision.
They present a perfect blend of pathos, wonder, derision, fear, disgust and fury.
The show was heaped with derision for its mangling of some of the most famous lines in the English language.
By the time he got back, they were gone, which was just as well because much of the rage and derision was directed at him.
At uni, I tried my hand at fishing for trout and caught nothing all day except a barrel of derision when I slipped and fell into a river.

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