mock

mock  (mk)

v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks

v.tr.

1. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.

2.

a. To mimic, as in sport or derision. See Synonyms at ridicule.

b. To imitate; counterfeit.

3. To frustrate the hopes of; disappoint.

v.intr.

To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.

n.

1.

a. The act of mocking.

b. Mockery; derision: said it merely in mock.

2. An object of scorn or derision.

3. An imitation or a counterfeit.

adj.

Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.

adv.

In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.

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[Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer.]

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mocker n.

mocking·ly adv.

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mock [mɒk]

vb

1. (when intr, often foll by at) to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)

2. (tr) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic

3. (tr) to deceive, disappoint, or delude

4. (tr) to defy or frustrate the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

n

1. the act of mocking

2. a person or thing mocked

3. a counterfeit; imitation

4. (Social Science / Education) (often plural) Informal (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

adj (prenominal)

1. sham or counterfeit

2. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes a mock battle mock finals See also mock-up

[from Old French mocquer]

mockable  adj

mocker  n

mocking  n & adj

mockingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mock - the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him" derision, ridicule - the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Verb	1.	mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" bemock bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" deride - treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	2.	mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" caricature, ape - represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" impersonate - represent another person with comic intentions burlesque, spoof, parody - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
Adj.	1.	mock - constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

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mock

verb

laugh at, insult, tease, ridicule, taunt, scorn, sneer, scoff, deride, flout, make fun of, wind someone up (Brit. slang), poke fun at, chaff, take the mickey out of (informal), jeer at, take the piss out of (taboo slang), show contempt for, make a monkey out of, laugh to scorn I thought you were mocking me.
laugh at respect, encourage, praise, revere, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

adjective

imitation, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, false, faked, dummy, bogus, sham, fraudulent, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal) 'It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror.
imitation real, true, natural, genuine, authentic, sincere dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal) unfeigned

noun laughing stock, mockery, fool, dupe, sport, travesty, jest, Aunt Sally (Brit.) She found herself made a mock of.

Translations

mock [mɒk]

A. VT (= ridicule) → mofarse de, burlarse de; (= mimic) → imitar, remedar
you shouldn't mock other people's beliefs → no hay que mofarse or burlarse de las creencias de la gente

B. VI → mofarse, burlarse
to mock at sth/sb → mofarse de algo/algn, burlarse de algo/algn

C. ADJ (= feigned) [solemnity, terror] → fingido, simulado; (= imitation) [leather, fur] → de imitación
in mock despair → fingiendo desesperación
in mock horror → fingiendo estar horrorizado

D. N

1. to make a mock of sth → poner algo en ridículo

2. mocks (Brit) (Scol) → exámenes mpl de prueba

E. CPD mock battle N → simulacro m (de batalla)
mock exam N → examen m de prueba
mock orange N (Bot) → jeringuilla f, celinda f
mock trial N → juicio m de prueba

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mock [ˈmɒk]

vt [+ person, thing] → se moquer de

adj

(= imitation) [leather, wood] → imitation before n
mock leather → simili cuir, imitation cuir

(= not real) a mock wedding → un simulacre de mariage
a mock battle → un simulacre de bataille
a mock trial → un simulacre de procès

(= pretended) [horror, disapproval, despair] → feint(e)

(to give practice) [interview] → simulé(e) mocks

npl (= examinations) → examens mpl blancs mock-Tudor

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mock

n

to make a mock of something → etw ad absurdum führen; (= put an end to) → etw vereiteln or zunichtemachen

mocks (Brit Sch inf) → Probeprüfungen pl

adj attr emotions → gespielt; crash, examination → simuliert; execution, trial → gestellt; mock leather/fur → Kunstleder nt → /-pelz m; the house is mock Tudor → das Haus ist nachgemachtes Tudor; mock attack/fight → Scheinangriff/-kampf m

vt

(= ridicule) → sich lustig machen über (+acc), → verspotten

(= mimic) → nachmachen, nachäffen

(= defy) → trotzen (+dat); law → sich hinwegsetzen über (+acc); (= set at nought) plans, efforts → vereiteln, zunichtemachen

vi to mock at somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen; don’t mock → mokier dich nicht!, spotte nicht! (geh)

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mock:

mock-heroic

adj (Liter) → heroisch-komisch; mock poem → komisches Epos

mock-heroics

pl (Liter) → heroisch-komische Passage(n) f(pl)

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mock:

mock moon

n (Astron) → Nebenmond m

mock orange

n → Falscher Jasmin, Pfeifenstrauch m

mock trial

n (Jur) → Scheinprozess m

mock turtle soup

n → Mockturtlesuppe f

mock-up

n → Modell nt → in Originalgröße

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mock [mɒk]

1. adj (gen) → finto/a, falso/a; (battle, exams) → simulato/a
mock Tudor → in stile Tudor

2. vt (ridicule, person) → canzonare, deridere, farsi beffe di; (plan, efforts) → ridicolizzare, farsi beffe di; (mimic) → scimmiottare

3. vi to mock at → farsi beffe di

mock up vt + adv → costruire un modello di

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mock [mɒk]

1. adj (gen) → finto/a, falso/a; (battle, exams) → simulato/a
mock Tudor → in stile Tudor

2. vt (ridicule, person) → canzonare, deridere, farsi beffe di; (plan, efforts) → ridicolizzare, farsi beffe di; (mimic) → scimmiottare

3. vi to mock at → farsi beffe di

mock up vt + adv → costruire un modello di

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mock

v mock [mok]

to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous They mocked her efforts at cooking. bespot يَهْزأ، يَسْخَر присмивам се vysmívat se gøre nar af verspotten κοροϊδεύω, περιπαίζω burlarse pilkama تقلید در اوردن pilkata se moquer de לִלעוֹג चिढ़ाना izrugivati (ki)gúnyol mencemooh hæða, gera að athlægi canzonare, prendere in giro あざける 비웃다 išjuokti, pašiepti izsmiet mempersendakan bespotten gjøre narr av, håne wyśmiać, wykpić troçar a-şi bate joc de насмехаться; осмеивать vysmievať sa norčevati se ismevati förlöjliga, driva med, göra sig lustig över, håna เยาะเย้ย alay etmek 嘲弄 насміхатися; висміювати مزاق اڑانا nhạo báng 嘲弄

adj

pretended or not real a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror. nagemaakte غَيْر حَقيقي، صُوَري престорен předstíraný kunstig; påtaget Schein-, nachgemacht ψεύτικος, προσποιητός ficticio, falso mängu-, teeseldud ساختگی؛ تقلیدی teko-, teeskennelty simulé מְדוּמֶה बनावटी ismijan hamis, ál pura-pura uppgerðar- finto, simulato 模擬の 모조의 netikras, apsimestinis neīsts; viltots; tēlots pura-pura voorgewend fingert, påtatt, skinn- udawany, pozorowany fingido simulat; prefăcut мнимый; учебный predstieraný hlinjen prividan låtsad, spelad ที่เลียนแบบ sahte, yapmacık 模擬 підроблений; удаваний مصنوعی giả 模拟

n mockery

an act of making fun of something She could not bear the mockery of the other children. bespotting سُخْرِيَه، إسْتِهْزاء подигравки posměch latterliggørelse der Spott κοροϊδία, εμπαιγμός burla, parodia pilkamine تمسخر pilkanteko moquerie לִגלוּג मजाक ismijavanje (ki)csúfolás cemoohan háð, aðhlátur presa in giro あざけり 비웃음, 조소 pajuoka, pašaipa izsmiekls ejekan spot latterliggjøring, hån kpina troça bătaie de joc насмешка; издевательство posmech norčevanje smejurija begabbelse, retsamhet, hån การล้อเลียน alay 嘲笑 насмішка, глум تضحیک trò đùa 嘲笑

adj mocking

a mocking laugh. bespottend ساخِر، هازئ подигравателен uštěpačný hånlig spöttisch κοροϊδευτικός burlón pilkav مسخره ilkkuva moqueur מְלַגלֵג मजाकिया podrugljiv gúnyos mengejek hæðandi, spottandi beffardo, derisorio ばかにした 비웃는 pašaipus izsmejošs mengejek spottend spottende, hånsk kpiący trocista bat­jo­coritor издевательский uštipačný posmehljiv ismevajući retsam, spydig, hånfull หัวเราะเยาะ alaycı 嘲笑的 насмішкуватий مضحکہ خیز chế giễu 嘲笑的

adv mockingly

bespottend بصورةٍ ساخِرَه подигравателно posměšně hånligt spöttisch κοροϊδευτικά de forma burlona pilkavalt ریشخند کنان pilkallisesti par moquerie בְּלַעַג मजाक करते हुए podrugljivo gúnyolódva dengan mengejek háðuglega con aria di scherno ばかにして 비웃듯이, 흉내내어 pašaipiai izsmejoši dengan mengejek spottend spottende, hånsk kpiąco por troça batjocoritor насмешливо;с издёвкой posmešne posmehljivo ismevajući retsamt, spydigt, hånfullt อย่างเยาะเย้ย alaycı bir şekilde 嘲笑地, 取笑地 насмішкувато مضحکہ خیز انداز میں kiểu chế giễu 嘲笑地, 取笑地

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mock → مُزَوَر, يَهزأ ب falešný, zesměšnit falsk, håne unecht, verspotten χλευάζω, ψεύτικος mofarse, simulado pilkata, vale- faux, se moquer rugati se, tobožnji deridere, finto あざける, まがいの 모방하다, 모조의 onecht, spotten latterliggjøre, uekte pozorny, wyśmiewać falso, ridicularizar насмехаться, поддельный förlöjliga, låtsad เยาะเย้ย, ที่จำลองขึ้น alay etmek, deneme sınavı coi thường, giả 假的, 嘲笑