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Derision vs Banter - What's the difference?

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Derision is a related term of banter.


As nouns the difference between derision and banter

is that derision is derision while banter is good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

As a verb banter is

to engage in banter or playful conversation.

derision

English

Noun

  • Act of treating with disdain.
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  • * 1969 , , The Godfather :
  • There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.

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    banter

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
  • It seemed like I'd have to listen to her playful banter for hours.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in banter or playful conversation.
  • To play or do something amusing.
  • To tease (someone) mildly.
  • * Washington Irving
  • Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day.
  • * Charlotte Brontë
  • Mr. Sweeting was bantered about his stature—he was a little man, a mere boy in height and breadth compared with the athletic Malone
  • To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
  • * Chatham
  • If they banter' your regularity, order, and love of study, ' banter in return their neglect of them.
  • To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
  • * Daniel De Foe
  • We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain.
  • (transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.
  • Synonyms

    * (tease) kid, wind up

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    * (l)

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