'Derision' definitions:

Definition of 'derision'

noun

Contemptuous laughter

noun

The act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: derision, ridicule]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. --Ps. ii. 4. [1913 Webster]
Satan beheld their plight, And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. [1913 Webster]
I was a derision to all my people. --Lam. iii. 14.
Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule. [1913 Webster]