derision

Example Sentences

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As Mr. Gennari reminds us, “this was vitally important cultural work at a time when jazz was still an object of widespread derision, devaluation, and misunderstanding.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, the team found itself fighting relegation every season, and the “big city club” moniker became a term of derision.

From Washington Times

All the same, unlike most of my friends and acquaintances, I don't treat the Great Reset conspiracy with derision.

From Salon

"It was published deliberately and maliciously in order to injure and denigrate her reputation, and inculcate a culture of derision of women in politics," he added.

From BBC

Now he is the subject of derision for failing to show up for his Iowa event on account of a tornado that never appeared.

From Salon