MOCKERY


Meaning of MOCKERY in English

[noun] [U]Mockery is unkind critical remarks or actions.She agreed with him, but there was mockery in her eyes.Bill's mockery of his dad's twitch was a bit cruel, but it made us laugh.A mockery is also something which is a failure and therefore insulting to the people it has an effect on.The trial was a mockery - the judge had decided the verdict before it began.The renewed fighting has made a mockery of the peace agreement (= made it look stupid).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.