derision
n. uncountablen. the act of making fun of someone or something in a mean or cruel way. You use this when people laugh at someone to show they think the person is stupid or weak.
n. the expression of contempt or scorn, typically through ridicule or mockery. Often implies a public or collective dismissal of a person's ideas or character.
He faced derision from his classmates after failing the test.
The politician's new policy was met with derision by the media, who mocked the lack of a clear budget.
Despite the initial derision from the scientific community, her radical hypothesis eventually gained acceptance as more data supported her original findings.
From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").