mockery
[ mok-uh-ree ]
/ ˈmɒk ə ri /
noun, plural mock·er·ies.
ridicule, contempt, or derision.
a derisive, imitative action or speech.
a subject or occasion of derision.
an imitation, especially of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind.
a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice.
something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.
OTHER WORDS FROM mockery
self-mock·er·y, nounWords nearby mockery
mock-up,
mockado,
mocker,
mockernut,
mockers,
mockery,
mockingbird,
mockney,
mocktail,
mockumentary,
moctezuma
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British Dictionary definitions for mockery
mockery
/ (ˈmɒkərɪ) /
noun plural -eries
ridicule, contempt, or derision
a derisive action or comment
an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one
a person or thing that is mocked
a person, thing, or action that is inadequate or disappointing