n. - Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
n. - An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
n. - To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.
v. t. - To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.