derision

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

derision
    n 1: contemptuous laughter
    2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn:
       {derision}, {ridicule}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Derision \De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d['e]rision. See
   {Deride}.]
   1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided;
      mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds
      one up to ridicule.
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            He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord
            shall have them in derision.          --Ps. ii. 4.
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            Satan beheld their plight,
            And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton.
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   2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
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            I was a derision to all my people.    --Lam. iii.
                                                  14.

   Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "derision":
      burlesque, butt, caricature, contempt, contumely, disrespect, jest,
      joke, lampoon, laughter, mock, mockery, pasquinade, pilgarlic,
      raillery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire, scoffing, scorn, sport,
      travesty