Mockery

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmÉ’kəɹi/
• US IPA: /ˈmÉ‘kəɹi/

Origin

From Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery, and Middle French mocquerie, moquerie, from moquer, moker ("to mock") + -erie ("-ery"), perhaps from Greek μωκός - mokos, "mocker".

Full definition of mockery

Noun

1. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
2. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
3. (obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
4. Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.

Usage notes

We often use make a mockery of someone or something, meaning to mock them. See also

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