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-Act of treating with [[contempt]] and [[ridicule]]. From Latin ''deridere'', meaning to [[mock]] or [[deride]]. Further split up from ''[[de-]]'','' [[ridere]]''.+Act of treating with [[contempt]] and [[ridicule]]. From Latin ''deridere'', meaning to [[mock]] or '''deride''''. Further split up from ''[[de-]]'','' [[ridere]]''.
==See also== ==See also==
*[[Pejorative]] *[[Pejorative]]

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"Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec" in the clothes of Moulin Rouge showgirl Jane Avril, photo by Nadar, 1894.
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"Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec" in the clothes of Moulin Rouge showgirl Jane Avril, photo by Nadar, 1894.

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Act of treating with contempt and ridicule. From Latin deridere, meaning to mock or deride'. Further split up from de-, ridere.

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