different between derision vs abhorrence
derision
English
Etymology
From Old French derision, from Latin d?r?si?nem, accusative of d?r?si?, from d?r?d?re ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??????n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
derision (countable and uncountable, plural derisions)
- Act of treating with disdain.
- Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 14:
- Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 14:
Related terms
- deride
- derider
- ridicule
- ridiculous
- ridiculosity
Translations
Further reading
- derision in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- derision in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Ironside, ironised, ironside, resinoid
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abhorrence
English
Etymology
abhor +? -ence
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/
- (US) IPA(key): /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/, /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/
Noun
abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)
- Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]
- (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17th century.]
- A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18th century.]
Synonyms
- abhorrition
Related terms
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