the act of mocking or ridiculing 嘲りまたは嘲笑する行為 - 日本語WordNet
ridiculing words that are spoken when making faces at a person
あかんべをした時に言う,あざけりを表した言葉 - EDR日英対訳辞書
They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.
人々は,彼女が死んでいるのを知っていたので,彼をばかにした。 - 電網聖書『ルカによる福音書 8:53』
And it is said that a satirical poem ridiculing her appearance was scribbled in Kyoto as follows, 'a person that seemed like a celestial being, came down from the heaven to the beach of Sakai, and turned into a gargoyle.'
「天人と思ひし人は鬼瓦 堺の浦に天下るかな」との落首が京都で貼られたという。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
Kakugon' means a lower-ranked retainer (samurai) who serves for a high-ranking official, dedicating himself to his duties, and this comment can be interpreted to mean that Sanesuke was ridiculing, saying that Saemon no kami (captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards) FUJIWARA no Tadanobu, and other Kandachimes (court nobles, including Toshikata, Kinto, Yukinari in this context) had been reduced to mere retainers of the Safu (left ministry, meaning minister of the left FUJIWARA no Michinaga).
「恪勤」には職務に精励するとともに、高官に仕える身分の低い従者(侍)の意味を持っており、実資は右衛門督(藤原斉信)以下の上達部(公卿、ここには俊賢・公任・行成を含む)が左府(左大臣藤原道長)の従者に成り下がったと嘲笑したと解されている。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス