Hissing, n.
1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. Jer. xix. 8.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists hissing only as an antonym, under praise.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given