mockery (redirected from mockeries)

mock·er·y  (mk-r)

n. pl. mock·er·ies

1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.

2. A specific act of ridicule or derision.

3. An object of scorn or ridicule: made a mockery of the rules.

4. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation: The trial was a mockery of justice.

5. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable: The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous destitution.

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mockery

Noun

pl -eries

1. ridicule, contempt, or derision

2. a person, thing, or action that is so worthless that it seems like a parody: the interview was a mockery from start to finish

3. make a mockery of something to make something appear worthless or foolish: the judge's decision makes a mockery of the law

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mockery - showing your contempt by derision     jeer, jeering, scoff, scoffing derision - contemptuous laughter
	2.	mockery - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way charade, lampoon, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, burlesque, travesty, takeoff caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
	3.	mockery - humorous or satirical mimicry parody, takeoff apery, mimicry - the act of mimicking; imitative behavior

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mockery

noun 1. derision, contempt, ridicule, scorn, jeering, disdain, scoffing, disrespect, gibes, contumely

noun 2. farce, laughing stock, joke, apology (informal) letdown

Translations

mockery [ˈmɔkərɪ] n → burla;

to make a mockery of → desprestigiar

mockery [ˈmɔkərɪ] mock n → moquerie f, raillerie f;

to make a mockery of → ridiculiser, tourner en dérision

mockery [ˈmɔkərɪ] mock n → Spott m;

to make a mockery of sb mock → jdn zum Gespött machen;

to make a mockery of sth → etw zur Farce machen

mockery [ˈmɔkərɪ] n → derisione f;

to make a mockery of → rendere ridicolo