Ridicule or scornful laughter directed at someone or something; a noun meaning derision or mockery (often literary/written).
彼の失敗は同僚たちの嘲りの的になった。
His failure became the target of his colleagues' ridicule.
そんな仕打ちに対して、彼はただ冷たい嘲りを返した。
In response to such treatment, he only returned a cold sneer.