- chourou scorn, mockery, ridicule
A literary or formal noun for open contempt; in speech, 嘲笑 is more common for mocking laughter.
彼の嘲弄には誰も耐えられなかった。
Kare no chourou ni wa dare mo taerarenakatta.
No one could endure his mockery.
ネット上の嘲弄が彼女を傷つけた。
Netto-jou no chourou ga kanojo o kizutsuketa.
Online ridicule hurt her.
⚖️ 嘲笑 (choushou) means mocking laughter, while 嘲弄 stresses belittling words or treatment.
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