Object+of+derision
111Derided — Deride De*ride , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriding}.] [L. deridere, derisum; de + rid?re to laugh. See {Ridicule}.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.… …
112Deriding — Deride De*ride , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriding}.] [L. deridere, derisum; de + rid?re to laugh. See {Ridicule}.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.… …
113Scoff — (?; 115), n. [OE. scof; akin to OFries. schof, OHG. scoph, Icel. skaup, and perh. to E. shove.] 1. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. [1913 Webster] With scoffs, and scorns, and… …
114List of gestures — Further information: Gesture People often use gestures during heated or tense arguments, such as at this political demonstration. Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actio …
115comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
116scorn — skÉ”rn /skÉ”Ën n. derision, ridicule, mockery; target of mockery, object of ridicule v. ridicule, mock, deride; reject with contempt; treat with derision, treat with contempt …
117scorned — skÉ”rn /skÉ”Ën n. derision, ridicule, mockery; target of mockery, object of ridicule v. ridicule, mock, deride; reject with contempt; treat with derision, treat with contempt …
118scorning — skÉ”rn /skÉ”Ën n. derision, ridicule, mockery; target of mockery, object of ridicule v. ridicule, mock, deride; reject with contempt; treat with derision, treat with contempt …
119scorns — skÉ”rn /skÉ”Ën n. derision, ridicule, mockery; target of mockery, object of ridicule v. ridicule, mock, deride; reject with contempt; treat with derision, treat with contempt …
120geek — In International English geek means a person who is socially inept or boringly conventional or studious . The sense comes from the United States, where it originally referred to an assistant at a sideshow whose purpose was to appear an object of… …
