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Derision vs Dishonor - What's the difference?

derision | dishonor | Related terms |

Derision is a related term of dishonor.


As nouns the difference between derision and dishonor

is that derision is derision while dishonor is .

As a verb dishonor is

.

derision

English

Noun

  • Act of treating with disdain.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.}}
  • * 1969 , , The Godfather :
    • There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.

    Related terms

    * deride * derider * ridicule * ridiculous * ridiculosity

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    dishonor

    English

    Noun

    • Verb

    (en verb)