Definitions for mockeryˈmɒk ə ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mock•er•yˈmɒk ə ri(n.)(pl.)-er•ies.
ridicule; derision.
a derisive, imitative action or speech.
a subject or occasion of derision.
a mocking pretense or imitation; travesty:
a mockery of justice.
something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.
Princeton's WordNet
jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing(noun)
showing your contempt by derision
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on(noun)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
parody, mockery, takeoff(noun)
humorous or satirical mimicry
Wiktionary
mockery(Noun)
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
mockery(Noun)
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
mockery(Noun)
Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
mockery(Noun)
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.
Origin: Fropm mokerie, mokery, and mocquerie, moquerie, from moquer, moker + -erie, perhaps from Greek μωκός - mokos, "mocker".
Webster Dictionary
Mockery(noun)
the act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance
Mockery(noun)
insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule
Mockery(noun)
subject of laughter, derision, or sport
Translations for mockery
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- bespottingAfrikaans
- سُخْرِيَه، إسْتِهْزاءArabic
- подигравкиBulgarian
- troçaPortuguese (BR)
- posměchCzech
- der SpottGerman
- latterliggørelseDanish
- κοροϊδία, εμπαιγμόςGreek
- burla, parodiaSpanish
- pilkamineEstonian
- تمسخرFarsi
- pilkkaFinnish
- moquerieFrench
- לִגלוּגHebrew
- मजाकHindi
- ismijavanjeCroatian
- (ki)csúfolásHungarian
- cemoohanIndonesian
- háð, aðhláturIcelandic
- presa in giroItalian
- あざけりJapanese
- 비웃음, 조소Korean
- pajuoka, pašaipaLithuanian
- izsmieklsLatvian
- ejekanMalay
- spotDutch
- latterliggjøring, hånNorwegian
- kpinaPolish
- تمسخرPersian
- مسخرهPashto
- troçaPortuguese
- bătaie de jocRomanian
- насмешка; издевательствоRussian
- posmechSlovak
- norčevanjeSlovenian
- smejurijaSerbian
- begabbelse, retsamhet, hånSwedish
- การล้อเลียนThai
- alayTurkish
- 嘲弄Chinese (Trad.)
- насмішка, глумUkrainian
- تضحیکUrdu
- trò đùaVietnamese
- 嘲笑Chinese (Simp.)
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