derision

The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.

telegraphed her derision with a smirk.

Americans speak with derision of those who are lazy.

my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

The Mock Turtle (Alice in Wonderland)","<>","The different branches of Arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.

To express certain emotions, especially mirth, delight, or derision, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

To bait me with this foul derision?

They had left his spectacles on the crooked nose: He felt amused derision.

His voice held an edge of derision now.

I would snort in derision and throw my arms in the air, exhausted by your constant tomfoolery.

Within the trade, of course, they have always heaped derision on inferior product

Now this televised trial has resulted in an explosion of hatred and derision directed at her.

" It's all right, Director, " he said in a tone of faint derision, " I won't corrupt them."

You were allowed to write very much with a sense of humor and a certain amount of derision even.

Do not extract derision from my harmless words.