de·ri·sion /dɪˈrɪʒən/
嘲笑
De·ri·sion n.
1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. --Ps. ii. 4.
Satan beheld their plight,
And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton.
2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
I was a derision to all my people. --Lam. iii. 14.
Syn: -- Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
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derision
n 1: contemptuous laughter
2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: ridicule]