Phrases with «widespread derision»

"Widespread derision" means that a lot of people are mocking, ridiculing, or making fun of something or someone. Full definition

Sentences with «widespread derision»

  • Following the 2005 election, Johnson was initially announced on 6 May 2005 as being «Secretary of State for Productivity, Energy and Industry», but after just a week, on 13 May, it was declared that the new title would not be used, after widespread derision of the new name, because the abbreviation for Johnson's title, Productivity, Energy and Industry Secretary, would have been «PENIS». (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Other movies attracting widespread derision on Rotten Tomatoes include such undoubted mainstays of your DVD collection as The Ridiculous 6, starring Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy's A Thousand Words, and a rare misstep for the National Lampoon team, Gold Diggers. (independent.co.uk)
  • But the scale of the bloodshed and the general impression of panic aroused widespread derision. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
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