derision

Etymology

From Old French derision, from Latin dērīsiōnem, accusative of dērīsiō, from dērīdēre ("to mock, to laugh at, to deride").

noun

1. Act of treating with disdain.
   There was just a touch of derision in the Don's voice and Hagen flushed. 1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather
   One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else. December 15, 2011, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian
2. Something to be derided; a laughing stock.