/ ˈmɒkəri; NAmE ˈmɑːk-/ noun
1.
[ U ] comments or actions that are intended to make sb/sth seem ridiculous
SYN ridicule , scorn :
She couldn't stand any more of their mockery.
2.
[ sing. ] ( disapproving ) an action, a decision, etc. that is a failure and that is not as it is supposed to be
SYN travesty :
It was a mockery of a trial.
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IDIOMS
- make a mockery of sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French moquerie , from mocquer to deride.