derision

His bold idea was met with derision at first, but later proved to be right.

彼の大胆な考えは最初こそ嘲笑を浴びたが、後に正しいと証明された。

The new law was greeted with open derision by activists who called it meaningless.

その新法は、無意味だと主張する活動家たちの公然たる嘲笑を浴びた。

Despite the derision of her peers, she pursued her unconventional research and succeeded.

仲間たちの嘲笑にもかかわらず、彼女は型破りな研究を続けて成功を収めた。