Raillery vs Derision - What's the difference?
raillery | derision |
good-natured ridicule, jest or banter
* 1847 , , (Jane Eyre), Chapter XVIII
*:Excitement instantly seized the whole party: a running fire of raillery and jests was proceeding when Sam returned.
Act of treating with disdain.
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* 1969 , , The Godfather :
As nouns the difference between raillery and derision
is that raillery is good-natured ridicule, jest or banter while derision is act of treating with disdain.raillery
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- There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed.