Irrision

//ɪˈɹɪʒən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of laughing at another; derision. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "This being spoken scopticè, or by way of irrision."

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"This being spoken scopticè, or by way of irrision."

Etymology

From Latin irrīsiō, from irrīdēre (“to laugh at”); ir- (“in”) + rīdeō (“to laugh”): compare French irrision.

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