Contemptuous ridicule or mockery (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DERISION Contemptuous ridicule or mockery (8) (8)
6% SARCASTIC Contemptuously ironic (9) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
6% TAUNT Ridicule (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 13, 2025
6% ROB Dyrdek of "Ridiculousness" (3) TV Oct 12, 2025
6% SNEER Contemptuous look (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 15, 2025
6% SPURNED Rejected contemptuously (7) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025
6% INANE Ridiculous (5) Universal Aug 21, 2025
6% MYEYE "Ridiculous!" (5) New York Times Aug 10, 2025
6% SARCASM Form of contemptuous mockery (7) The Times Concise Sep 21, 2024
5% BATHOS Descent from the sublime to the ridiculous (6) The Times Concise Nov 1, 2025
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