MOCK-HEROIC

Meaning of MOCK-HEROIC in English

■ adjective imitating the style of heroic literature to satirize a mundane subject.

■ noun a burlesque imitation of the heroic character or literary style.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MOCK-HEROIC — I. adjective Date: circa 1712 ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action , ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1728 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOCK-HEROIC — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : ridiculing or burlesquing the heroic style, character, or action a mock-heroic poem 2. : extravagantly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOCK-HEROIC — — mock-heroically , adv. /mok"hi roh"ik/ , adj. 1. imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOCK-HEROIC — pretending to be heroic, pretending to have the qualities of a hero
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOCK-HEROIC — I. ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik, ˌmȯk- adjective Date: circa 1712 : ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action a mock-heroic poem • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOCK-HEROIC — Function: noun Date: 1728 : a mock-heroic composition ― called also mock-epic
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOCK-HEROIC — Pronunciation: ˌ mäk-hi- ' r ō -ik, ˌ mo ̇ k- Function: adjective Date: circa 1712 : ridiculing or burlesquing …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOCK-HEROIC — [mock-he.ro.ic] adj (ca. 1712): ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action "a ~ poem" -- mock-he.ro.ical.ly adv [2]mock-heroic n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOCK-HEROIC — mock-heroic BrE AmE ˌmɒk hə ˈrəʊ ɪk ◂ -hɪ-, -he- AmE \ ˌmɑːk hɪ ˈroʊ ɪk ◂ ˌmɔːk- ▷ mock-heroic|ally …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOCK HEROIC — Synonyms and related words : Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, bardic, broad, bucolic, burlesque, comic, comical, didactic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. сущ. 1) ироикомический стиль 2) произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. прил. ироикомический литературное произведение в ироикомическом стиле ироикомический mock-heroic …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOCK-HEROIC — Ироикомический
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. ͵mɒkhıʹrəʋık n литературное произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. ͵mɒkhıʹrəʋık a ироикомический
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. сущ.1) ироикомический стиль 2) произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. прил.ироикомический
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOCK HEROIC — (n) литературное произведение в ироикомическом стиле
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOCK HEROIC — (a) ироикомический
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. [͵mɒkhıʹrəʋık] n литературное произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. [͵mɒkhıʹrəʋık] a ироикомический
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. ͵mɒkhıʹrəʋık n литературное произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. ͵mɒkhıʹrəʋık a ироикомический
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. сущ. 1) ироикомический стиль 2) произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. прил. ироикомический
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. сущ. 1) ироикомический стиль 2) произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. прил. ироикомический
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOCK-HEROIC — _лит. 1. _n. 1> ироикомический стиль 2> произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. _n. ироикомический
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOCK-HEROIC — лит. 1. n. 1. ироикомический стиль 2. произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. n. ироикомический
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOCK-HEROIC — ироикомический стиль произведение в ироикомическом стиле
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MOCK-HEROIC — _лит. 1. _n. 1> ироикомический стиль 2> произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. _n. ироикомический
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MOCK-HEROIC — 1. сущ. 1) ироикомический стиль 2) произведение в ироикомическом стиле 2. прил. ироикомический литературное произведение в ироикомическом стиле ироикомический mock-heroic …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEROIC — (-óic) adj heroic(al); (remedio, etc.) heroic [Med.] heroic (remedy, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
MOCK — v. mocar (-ada, -age), deriDer
English interlingue dictionary
MOCK — I. ˈmäk, ˈmȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English mocken, mokken, from Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEROIC — I. hə̇ˈrōik, heˈ-, hēˈ-, -ōēk adjective also he·ro·i·cal -ōə̇kəl, -ōēk- Etymology: Latin heroicus, from Greek hērōikos, from hērōs hero + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOCK — (v. t.) To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.
Английский словарь Webster
HEROIC — (a.) Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.
Английский словарь Webster
HEROIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; …
Английский словарь Webster
MOCK — ( v. t. ) To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEROIC — ( a. ) Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEROIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOCK — — mockable , adj. — mocker , n. — mockingly , adv. /mok/ , v.t. 1. to attack or treat …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEROIC — — heroically , adv. — heroicalness, heroicness, heroicity /hear'oh is"i tee/ , n. /hi roh"ik/ , adj. 1. Also, heroical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOCK — I. ˈmäk, ˈmȯk verb Etymology: Middle English, from moker Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. : to treat with contempt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEROIC — I. hi-ˈrō-ik also her-ˈō- or hē-ˈrō- adjective also he·ro·ical -i-kəl Date: 1549 1. : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOCK — noun imitation; mimicry. 2. mock ·adj imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. 3. mock ·vt to treat …
Webster English vocab
HEROIC — adj worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. 2. heroic ·adj larger than life …
Webster English vocab
MOCK — [mock] vb [ME, fr. MF mocquer] vt (15c) 1: to treat with contempt or ridicule: deride 2: to disappoint the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEROIC — [he.ro.ic] also he.ro.ical adj (1549) 1: of, relating to, or resembling heroes esp. of antiquity 2. a: exhibiting or marked …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOCK — mock BrE AmE mɒk AmE mɑːk mɔːk ▷ mocked mɒkt AmE mɑːkt mɔːkt ▷ mocking/ly ˈmɒk ɪŋ /li AmE ˈmɑːk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEROIC — heroic BrE AmE hə ˈrəʊ ɪk hɪ-, he- AmE \ -ˈroʊ ɪk ▷ heroic|al ə l ▷ heroic|ally ə l‿i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOCK — / mɒk; NAmE mɑːk/ verb , adjective , noun ■ verb 1. to laugh at sb/sth in an unkind way, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEROIC — / həˈrəʊɪk; NAmE -ˈroʊ-/ adjective 1. showing extreme courage and admired by many people SYN courageous : a heroic figure …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOCK — I. mock 1 /mɒk $ mɑːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: moquier ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOCK- — mock- /mɒk $ mɑːk/ AmE prefix 1 . used to show that an attitude or feeling is pretended, not real: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEROIC — he ‧ ro ‧ ic /hɪˈrəʊɪk $ -ˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . extremely brave or determined, and admired by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOCK — v., adj., & n. --v. 1 a tr. ridicule; scoff at. b intr. (foll. by at) act with scorn or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEROIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOCK — v., adj., & n. v. 1 a tr. ridicule; scoff at. b intr. (foll. by at) act with scorn or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEROIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOCK — v., adj., & n. --v. 1. a tr. ridicule; scoff at. b intr. (foll. by at) act with scorn or …
Oxford English vocab
HEROIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of …
Oxford English vocab
MOCK — ( mocks, mocking, mocked) 1. If someone mocks you, they show or pretend that they think you are foolish or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEROIC — ( heroics) 1. If you describe a person or their actions as heroic , you admire them because they show …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEROIC — (~s) 1. If you describe a person or their actions as ~, you admire them because they show extreme bravery. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOCK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a mock exam British English (= one that you do to practise for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEROIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a heroic act (= very brave ) ▪ Ordinary people sometimes find themselves performing heroic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEROIC — [adjective]He was famed for heroic (= brave) deeds during the war.(informal) If you make a heroic attempt or effort to …
Cambridge English vocab
HEROIC — Synonyms and related words : Alcaic, Anacreontic, Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Castalian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, abysmal, acknowledged, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOCK — I. verb ADVERB ▪ bitterly , cruelly , mercilessly , ruthlessly , scornfully ▪ gently , playfully ▪ ‘Too scary …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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