mock
verb (used with object)
to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
mocked
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past participleof mock.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mock.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mockverb (used with object)to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
Example Sentences
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The sketch also mocked a controversial Department of War logo, with a sailor asking whether it featured a Nazi eagle.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Tired of constantly being mocked for being single, she hires a basketmaker to mould her a new partner made entirely out of wicker.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In May, I challenged him to have tacos with my dad and me after the internet mocked him for declaring that the hard-shell tacos at a Del Taco in Barstow were “street.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
A website mocked up by commercial real estate brokerage RDE Advisors celebrates its many advantages.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
“For centuries the idea of creating artificial rain has been mocked as pseudoscience,” he continued.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
