derisionn.[L. derisio: cf. F. drision. See Deride.]1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.()He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. (Ps. ii. 4.)Satan beheld their plight,
And to his mates thus in derision called. (Milton.)2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.()I was a derision to all my people. (Lam. iii. 14.)()