noun

contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief

mockery,ridicule,jeering,jeers,sneers,scoffing,jibing,taunts,disdain,disparagement,denigration,disrespect,pooh-poohing,sneering,scorn,scornfulness,taunting,insults,contempt,vilification,obloquy,lampooning,satire,ragging,teasing,chaffing,raillery,contumely