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- Dictionarymockery/ˈmɒk(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing: "stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head" Similar
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MOCKERY definition: 1. the act of mocking someone or something: 2. an action or event that seems stupid and without…. Learn more.
MOCKERY meaning: 1. the act of mocking someone or something: 2. an action or event that seems stupid and without…. Learn more.
The meaning of MOCKERY is insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision. How to use mockery in a sentence.
Mockery is making fun of or mocking someone or something. The act of mockery often involves copying someone's behavior or speech, making it look absurd, like a parody. For example, comedians often get laughs with mockery, by pretending to be famous politicians and exaggerating the way they talk or gesture.
1. uncountable noun. If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude as mockery. Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes? Synonyms: derision, contempt, ridicule, scorn More Synonyms of mockery. 2. singular noun. If something makes a mockery of something, it makes it appear worthless and foolish.
ridicule, contempt, or derision. a derisive, imitative action or speech. a subject or occasion of derision. an imitation, especially of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind. Synonyms: mimicry. a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice. something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting. mockery.
1. ridicule, contempt, or derision. 2. a derisive action or comment. 3. an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one. 4. a person or thing that is mocked. 5. a person, thing, or action that is inadequate or disappointing.
noun. mockeries. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision. American Heritage. A mocking (in various senses) Webster's New World. A person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An object of scorn or ridicule. Made a mockery of the rules. American Heritage.
[uncountable, countable] comments or actions that are intended to make somebody/something seem silly synonym ridicule, scorn. She couldn't stand any more of their mockery. His smile was full of mockery. The government has left itself open to mockery and ridicule. Extra Examples. Definitions on the go.
MOCKERY definition: 1. behaviour in which someone laughs at someone or something in an unkind way 2. to make something…. Learn more.
