MOCKERY

n. 1 ridicule, derision, disdain, taunting, disparagement, abuse, scorn, contempt, contumely, decrial John was expelled for his mockery of the headmaster 2 semblance, imitation, impersonation; caricature, parody, burlesque, travesty, lampoon, satire, pasquinade, farce; miscarriage; Colloq spoof, take-off, Brit send-up That wasn't a trial, it was a mockery of justice 3 disappointment, joke, laugh, absurdity It is a mockery to speak of that wretched sadist and humanity in the same breath