mockery
noun
mock·ery
ˈmä-k(ə-)rē 
ˈmȯ-
plural mockeries
1
: insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision
laying himself open to the jeers and mockeries of his rebellious subjects—
E. A. Freeman
E. A. Freeman2
: a subject of laughter, derision, or sport
making him turn himself into a merry mockery of all he had once held dear—O. St. John Gogarty
O. St. John Gogarty3
a
: a counterfeit appearance : imitation
if it was not a man it was a huge and grotesque mockery of man—E. R. Burroughs
E. R. Burroughs
b
: an insincere, contemptible, or impertinent (see impertinent sense 1a) imitation
makes a mockery of justice
4
: something ridiculously or impudently (see impudent sense 1) unsuitable
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was mockery—George Eliot
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Examples of mockery in a Sentence
His kind of personality invites mockery.
the children's cruel mockery of each other
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This kind of mockery may feel good in the moment, but it’s made of such empty, miserable calories.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
At least five influencers who had been posting videos from Neom, the multiyear project launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to build a high-tech megacity, have either closed their social media accounts or gone private after one video faced a wave of mockery on social media.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
That was the case again Saturday, as Lynn made a mockery out of Wisconsin in the third and fourth quarters, holding the Badgers to just 82 yards.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The Israeli operation made a mockery of U.S. diplomacy.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
At least five influencers who had been posting videos from Neom, the multiyear project launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to build a high-tech megacity, have either closed their social media accounts or gone private after one video faced a wave of mockery on social media.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
That was the case again Saturday, as Lynn made a mockery out of Wisconsin in the third and fourth quarters, holding the Badgers to just 82 yards.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The Israeli operation made a mockery of U.S. diplomacy.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Mockery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mockery. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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mockery
noun
mock·ery
ˈmäk-(ə-)rē
ˈmȯk-
plural mockeries
1
: insulting action or speech
2
: someone or something that is laughed at
3
: a ridiculous or poor imitation
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