Derision

nAntonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 5

/dərˈɪʒən/ · डिरिज़न

Meaning

Mockery or ridicule

Contemptuous laughter or ridicule

हिंदी अर्थ

उपहास, तिरस्कारपूर्ण मज़ाक़

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
RidiculeMockeryScorn
Antonyms · विलोम
AdmirationComplimentRespectPraise
Example sentences

His idea met with derision at first.

Derision teaches nothing to a beginner.

Daily use: Uske idea ka derision hua shuru mein.

Word forms
Derision nDeride vDerisive adjDerisory adjDerisively adv
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Derision में ridicule और ridiculous वाली हँसी है। जब लोग किसी idea को ridiculous कहकर उस पर हँसें, तो वह derision है। इसका उल्टा admiration और compliment है।

DERISION shares its laughing sense with RIDICULE and RIDICULOUS. When people laugh at an idea as ridiculous, they treat it with derision. Admiration and compliment are its opposites.

Exam note

Derision के synonym mockery, ridicule और scorn हैं; admiration, respect, praise और compliment इसके antonym हैं। इसका verb deride है।

Mockery, ridicule and scorn are its synonyms; admiration, respect, praise and compliment appear as antonyms. The verb is deride.

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