mockery

[ mok-uh-ree ]

/ ˈmɒk ə ri /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for mockery on Thesaurus.com

noun, plural mock·er·ies.

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.

a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice.

something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

OTHER WORDS FOR mockery

4 mimicry.

See synonyms for mockery on Thesaurus.com

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of mockery

1400–50; late Middle English moquerie<Middle French. See mock, -ery

OTHER WORDS FROM mockery

self-mock·er·y, noun

Words nearby mockery

mock chicken, mock epic, mocker, mockernut, mockers, mockery, mock-heroic, mocking, mockingbird, mock moon, mockney

How to use mockery in a sentence

Rodimer entered just hours before the filing deadline, drawing some mockery from fellow Republicans.
The Trailer: Is election reform headed for passage, courts, or nowhere?|David Weigel|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
Football coaches at all levels have made a mockery of mask-wearing, with the NFL imposing hefty fines on coaches who expose their noses and mouths and some college conferences threatening to dock schools up to $1 million.
A college football coach’s season at war with the coronavirus — and his own school|Kent Babb|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
It makes a mockery of those rules to say that misallocating funds to decorate your office, for example, is punishable, but seeking to undo an election and inciting rioters are not.
Seditious Republicans must be held accountable|Jennifer Rubin|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
In its lawsuit, the Justice Department argues that Facebook's hiring practices made a mockery of these requirements.
Feds say Facebook broke US law offering permanent jobs to H-1B workers|Timothy B. Lee|December 3, 2020|Ars Technica

Revel in mirth as Borat makes a mockery of a pair of rubes with a Don’t Tread on Me flag who were kind enough to take him in in the midst of the covid-19 epidemic!
You should side with Borat’s victims, not mock them|Sonny Bunch|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
The mockery comes from a place unburdened by history and untouched by the present.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our mockery of celebworld helps us evade the soul-crushing decadence concealed within.
Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack|James Poulos|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Martyrdom, in this context, being defined as “mockery, slander, ostracism.”
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this delightful book has much more than mockery on its mind.
Newsweek Takedown From Beyond the Grave: Michael Hastings’s Fiction Tells the Truth|Christopher Dickey|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I detected some mockery, the mockery of infidels, but I did not care.
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup|Sean Wilsey|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He drew himself up, twisted his moustache, and met her eyes—they were rather sad and tired—with the roguish mockery of his own.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
A mockery of a government—a disgrace to the office pretended to be held—a parody on the position assumed.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
He did not like his cynical way of looking at things, nor understand his mockery of current morality.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
He could not go further, for it seemed to him like mockery to suggest by way of comfort that fourteen years would come to an end.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
For all your sneers and your mockery you've always known I loved you the way a man loves a decent woman.
Summer|Edith Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for mockery

mockery

/ (ˈmɒkərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

ridicule, contempt, or derision

a derisive action or comment

an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one

a person or thing that is mocked

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mockery

OTHER WORDS FOR mockery

Origin of mockery

OTHER WORDS FROM mockery

Words nearby mockery

Words related to mockery

How to use mockery in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for mockery