1. (n.) Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

2. (n.) An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

3. (n.) To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.

4. (v. t.) To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.