derision
noun
[ dɪˈrɪʒ(ə)n ]
• contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
• "my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief"
Similar:
mockery,
ridicule,
jeering,
jeers,
sneers,
scoffing,
jibing,
taunts,
disdain,
disparagement,
denigration,
disrespect,
pooh-poohing,
sneering,
scorn,
scornfulness,
taunting,
insults,
contempt,
vilification,
obloquy,
lampooning,
satire,
ragging,
teasing,
chaffing,
raillery,
contumely,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin derisio(n- ), from deridere ‘scoff at’.
