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.
- noun The act of mocking; derisive or deceitful speech or action.
- noun Derision; ridicule; careless insult or contempt; sport; jest.
- noun Counterfeit appearance; false show; sham.
- noun Vain effort; fruitless labor; that which disappoints or frustrates.
- noun Synonyms Mimicry, jeering, gibes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.
- noun Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.
- noun Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The action of
mocking ;ridicule ,derision . - noun Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire
ridicule ; a laughing-stock. - noun obsolete Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
- noun
Mimicry ,imitation , now usually in a derogatory sense; atravesty , a ridiculoussimulacrum .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- noun humorous or satirical mimicry
- noun showing your contempt by derision
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unlike Colbert, who more fully understands what the term mockery means than anyone I've watched in recent memory.
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Sorry Bob, mockery is the only answer to your GOOOOLLDDDD buggery.
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But when it came time to dismount, the formation lurched to one side before breaking apart, sending one cheerleader tumbling to the turf and prompting a volley of mockery from the broadcast booth.
Alumni Dust Off the Pom-Pons Hannah Karp 2010
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He, perched upon his canoe, looked on in mockery; yet the ancestors whose seed he bore pressed heavily upon him, and he swore his strongest oaths that his courage might be cheered.
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Some of his most scathing mockery is reserved for people who take out loans to pay tuition at an expensive private college.
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Some of his most scathing mockery is reserved for people who take out loans to pay tuition at an expensive private college.
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However, unless the mockery is part of something like a SNL sketch, I think there are more respectful ways of discussing differring religious views. datingjesus
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In 1030, the legendary King Canute, who once tried to command the tides of England in mockery of his flattering courtiers, invaded the lands of Olaf in Norway.
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O! what a miserable night I passed! the cold stars shone in mockery, and the bare trees waved their branches above me: now and then the sweet voice of a bird burst forth amidst the universal stillness.
Chapter 16 2010
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These Republicans are as wrong as wrong can be, and history, I am sure, will mock them, but they were not elected by history, and they are impervious to mockery from the likes of me.
Matthew Yglesias » Gerrymandering is Not the Root of All Evil 2009
tragedianxarrest commented on the word mockery
Fun word.
November 18, 2007
sionnach commented on the word mockery
Reminiscent of another fun term: jiggery-pokery.
November 18, 2007