derision

[US]/dɪ'rɪʒ(ə)n/
[UK]/dɪ'rɪʒn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pangungutya; isang paksa ng pangungutya.
Word Forms
Pluralderisions

Phrases & Collocations

met with derision

kinasuklaman

treated with derision

ginagamot nang may kasuklaman

Example Sentences

The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.

telegraphed her derision with a smirk.

Nagpadala siya ng pangungutya sa kanya na may pagngisi.

Americans speak with derision of those who are lazy.

my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

catcall: isang malakas o matinis na sigaw o huni na nagpapahayag ng pangungutya o hindi pagpayag.

The Mock Turtle (Alice in Wonderland)","<>","The different branches of Arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.

To express certain emotions, especially mirth, delight, or derision, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.

Ipahayag ang ilang damdamin, lalo na ang saya, tuwa, o pangungutya, sa pamamagitan ng isang serye ng kusang, kadalasang hindi nabubulong na mga tunog na kadalasang sinasamahan ng mga katugmang ekspresyon ng mukha at paggalaw ng katawan.

Real-world Examples

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

To bait me with this foul derision?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

They had left his spectacles on the crooked nose: He felt amused derision.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

His voice held an edge of derision now.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

I would snort in derision and throw my arms in the air, exhausted by your constant tomfoolery.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Within the trade, of course, they have always heaped derision on inferior product

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Now this televised trial has resulted in an explosion of hatred and derision directed at her.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

" It's all right, Director, " he said in a tone of faint derision, " I won't corrupt them."

Source: Brave New World

You were allowed to write very much with a sense of humor and a certain amount of derision even.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Do not extract derision from my harmless words.

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther

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