noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
The act of mocking or treating someone or something with contempt. Often used in expressions like 嘲りを受ける or 嘲りの対象.
彼の提案は会議で嘲りの的になった。
His proposal became an object of ridicule at the meeting.
彼女は周囲の嘲りに耐えられなかっ
She couldn't bear the scorn of those around her.
Derived from the verb 嘲る (あざける, 'to ridicule'). The noun form 嘲り follows a common pattern of using the continuative form (連用形) of a verb as a noun.