mock

[mok]

verb (used with object)

1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

   Synonyms: lampoon, parody, josh, tease, chaff, gibe, ridicule, scorn, deride

2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.

3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.

4. to challenge; defy.

   His actions mock convention.

5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.

   Synonyms: mislead, fool, dupe, cheat

verb (used without object)

1. to use ridicule or derision; scoff; jeer (often followed byat ).

noun

1. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.

2. something mocked or derided; an object of derision.

3. an imitation; counterfeit; fake.

4. Shipbuilding.

   1. a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.

   2. Also called mock mold. bed.

adjective

1. feigned; not real; sham.

   a mock battle.

verb phrase

1. mock up,  to build a mock-up of.

mock

/ mɒk /

verb

1. to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)

2. (tr) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic

3. (tr) to deceive, disappoint, or delude

4. (tr) to defy or frustrate

   the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

noun

1. the act of mocking

2. a person or thing mocked

3. a counterfeit; imitation

4. informal,  (often plural) (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

adjective

1. sham or counterfeit

2. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes

   a mock battle

   mock finals

Other Word Forms

• mockingly adverb
• mockable adjective
• mocker noun
• mocking noun
• unmocked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mock¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English mokken, from Middle French mocquer

Word History and Origins

Origin of mock¹

C15: from Old French mocquer

Synonym Study

See ridicule.

Example Sentences

But there was no mocking in their laughter.

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The first has a group of students refusing to name which among them mocked the teacher; the second finds one of them willing to fink.

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Less than 48 hours after the launch, the Bom released a list of tips on how to use the new site, but this was further mocked by disgruntled users.

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The video was mocked over social media and on “The Daily Show” this weekend, when host Ronny Chieng asked, “Are manners the most important thing for the FAA to be dealing with right now?”

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A mock news livestream took over the stage’s screens in search of the Sunday headliner, accusing him of “never dropping the album.”

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Related Words

• deride 
• insult 
• parody 
• scoff 
• scorn 
• taunt 
• tease