To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
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To mock; to ridicule.
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To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
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A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such…
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The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
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The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
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Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
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Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
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Derisive; mocking.
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Derisive; mocking.
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