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- DictionaryMock·er·y/ˈmäk(ə)rē/
noun
- 1. teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing: "stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head"
mockery. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mock‧e‧ry /ˈmɒkəri $ ˈmɑː-/ noun 1 → make a mockery of something 2 [ uncountable] when someone laughs at someone or something or shows that they think they are stupid There was a hint of mockery in his voice. 3 [ singular] something that is completely useless or ineffective ...
The meaning of MOCKERY is insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision. How to use mockery in a sentence. insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision; a subject of laughter, derision, or sport; a counterfeit appearance : imitation…
mock•er•y (mok′ ə rē), n., pl. -er•ies. ridicule, contempt, or derision. a derisive, imitative action or speech. a subject or occasion of derision. an imitation, esp. of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind. a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice. something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.
Dictionary definition of mockery. The act, behavior, or expression of making fun of or ridiculing someone or something. "The political cartoon was a scathing mockery of the government's actions." Detailed meaning of mockery. It involves using contempt, derision, or scorn to belittle, mimic, or imitate in a mocking or sarcastic manner.
mockery. volume_up. UK /ˈmɒk (ə)ri/ noun Word forms: (plural) mockeries (mass noun) 1. teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head 2. (in singular) an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something after a mockery of a trial in London, he was executed ...
Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. noun Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision. noun A specific act of ridicule or derision. noun An object of scorn or ridicule. noun A false, derisive, or impudent imitation. noun Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable. from The Century Dictionary.
inflections: mockeries. definition 1: contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. The teacher's lisp often made him the victim of student mockery. synonyms: contempt, derision, ridicule, scorn, sport. similar words: disdain, gibe, jeering, mock, raillery, sarcasm, scoffing.
