В ответ на его слова раздался презрительный хохот.
Loud, scornful laughter broke out in response to his words.
This entry is concerned with the use of the word хохот "loud, unrestrained laughter" to refer to the action and sound of laughing, i.e. to the expression of merriment or amusement. Note that the English word "laughter" corresponds to two Russian words:
смех and хохот. For the difference between these two Russian words, see Lexical Relationships: Synonyms.