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offensive activity vs derision

derision vs offensive activity

offensive activity and derision both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
offensive activity Yes No No No
derision Yes No No No
As nouns, derision is a hyponym of offensive activity; that is, derision is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offensive activity:
  • offensive activity: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
  • derision: the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Other hyponyms of offensive activity include ridicule, indelicacy, insolence, affront, insult, presumption, rebuff, slight.
offensive activity (noun) derision (noun)
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others the act of deriding or treating with contempt
contemptuous laughter
Difference between offensive activity and derision

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