noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
sneer; derisive laugh
A literary or formal term for a scornful laugh or sneer; rarely used in everyday speech. Often encountered in written narratives or older texts.
彼は相手の失敗を嗤笑した。
He sneered at his opponent's mistake.
その小説には、社会
The novel contains many scenes that seem to sneer at society.