MOCKERY


Meaning of MOCKERY in English

/mok"euh ree/ , n. , pl. mockeries .

1. ridicule, contempt, or derision.

2. a derisive, imitative action or speech.

3. a subject or occasion of derision.

4. an imitation, esp. of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind.

5. a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice.

6. something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

[ 1400-50; late ME moquerie ]

Syn. 4. mimicry.

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