noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
ridicule and sneering; casting ridicule and scorn
A formal, literary compound used for the act of mocking and sneering at someone or something. Often used in written or rhetorical contexts.
彼の提案は会議で揶揄嘲笑の的になった。
His proposal became the target of ridicule and sneering at the meeting.
その政治家
The politician was ridiculed and sneered at by the reporters.