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   Mock

   /mäk/

   

   verb

   • 1. tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner: "he mocks them as Washington insiders" Similar ridiculejeer atsneer atderidetreat with contempttreat contemptuouslyscornmake fun ofpoke fun atlaugh atmake jokes aboutlaugh to scornscoff atpillorybe sarcastic aboutteasetauntmake a monkey ofragchaffjibe atchiackinformal:kidribjoshtwitwind uptake the mickey out ofvulgar slang:take the piss out ofinformal:goof onrag onrazzpull someone's chainpoke mullock atsling off atdated:make sport of
   • ▪ make (something) seem laughably unreal or impossible: "at Christmas, arguments and friction mock our pretense at peace"
   • ▪ mimic (someone or something) scornfully or contemptuously: "he ought to find out who used his name, mocked his voice, and aped a few of his guitar lines" Similar parodyapeguytake offcaricaturesatirizelampoonimitatemimicinformal:send upspoof

   adjective

   • 1. not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive: "a mock-Georgian red brick house"
   • ▪ (of an examination, battle, etc.) arranged for training or practice, or performed as a demonstration: "Dukakis will have a mock debate with Barnett"

   noun

   • 1. an object of derision: "he has become the mock of all his contemporaries"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French mocquer ‘deride’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mockable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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