de·ri·sion 
/dɪˈrɪʒən/ noun
/dɪˈrɪʒən/ noun [noncount] formal : the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone or something in an insulting way
▪ yells of derision ▪ The governor's plan was greeted with derision [=ridicule] by most journalists and pundits. ▪ One of the students laughed/snorted in derision at my error. ▪ The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league. ▪ “Nerd” is a term of derision.
▪ yells of derision ▪ The governor's plan was greeted with derision [=ridicule] by most journalists and pundits. ▪ One of the students laughed/snorted in derision at my error. ▪ The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league. ▪ “Nerd” is a term of derision.
— de·ri·sive /dɪˈraɪsɪv/ adjective [more derisive; most derisive]
▪ derisive [=scornful] laughter ▪ a derisive [=derogatory] term
/dɪˈraɪsɪv/ adjective [more derisive; most derisive] ▪ derisive [=scornful] laughter ▪ a derisive [=derogatory] term
— de·ri·sive·ly adverb
▪ laughing derisively [=scornfully]
▪ laughing derisively [=scornfully]
