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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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burlesque
English
Alternative forms
- burlesk (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?(?)?l?sk/
Adjective
burlesque (comparative more burlesque, superlative most burlesque)
- (dated) Parodical; parodic
- It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.
Coordinate terms
- vaudevillian
Derived terms
- burlesquely
Translations
Noun
burlesque (countable and uncountable, plural burlesques)
- A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
- Synonyms: lampoon, travesty
- 1683, John Dryden, The Art of Poetry
- A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
- A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
- Synonyms: imitation, caricature
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
Coordinate terms
- vaudeville
Translations
Verb
burlesque (third-person singular simple present burlesques, present participle burlesquing, simple past and past participle burlesqued)
- To make a burlesque parody of.
- To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
- 1678, Edward Stillingfleet, A Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, November 13, 1678
- They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule.
- 1678, Edward Stillingfleet, A Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, November 13, 1678
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /by?.l?sk/
Adjective
burlesque (plural burlesques)
- burlesque; parodic; parodical
Noun
burlesque m (plural burlesques)
- burlesque; parody.
Coordinate terms
- vaudeville
Descendants
- ? English: burlesque
Further reading
- “burlesque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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