mockery

[ mok-uh-ree ]
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noun,plural mock·er·ies.
  1. ridicule, contempt, or derision.

  2. a derisive, imitative action or speech.

  1. a subject or occasion of derision.

  2. an imitation, especially of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind.

  3. a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice.

  4. something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

Origin of mockery

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English moquerie, from Middle French; equivalent to mock + -ery

Other words for mockery

Other words from mockery

  • self-mock·er·y, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for mockery

mockery

/ (ˈmɒkərɪ) /


nounplural -eries
  1. ridicule, contempt, or derision

  2. a derisive action or comment

  1. an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one

  2. a person or thing that is mocked

  3. a person, thing, or action that is inadequate or disappointing

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