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Noun: derision  di'ri-zhun
  1. Contemptuous laughter
     
  2. The act of deriding or treating with contempt
    - ridicule

Derived forms: derisions

Type of: discourtesy, disrespect, offence [Brit, Cdn], offense [US], offensive activity

Encyclopedia: Derision