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mock·er·y

(mŏk′ə-rē)

n. pl. mock·er·ies

1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.

2. A specific act of ridicule or derision: the jester's many mockeries.

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

(ˈmɒkərɪ)

n, pl -eries

1. ridicule, contempt, or derision

2. a derisive action or comment

3. an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one

4. a person or thing that is mocked

5. a person, thing, or action that is inadequate or disappointing

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mock•er•y

(ˈmɒk ə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.

1. ridicule; derision.

2. a derisive, imitative action or speech.

3. a subject or occasion of derision.

4. a mocking pretense or imitation; travesty: a mockery of justice.

5. something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

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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

mockery

noun

1. derision, contempt, ridicule, scorn, jeering, disdain, scoffing, disrespect, gibes, contumely Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?

2. farce, laughing stock, joke, apology (informal), letdown This action makes a mockery of the government's plans.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

mockery

noun

1. Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter:

derision, ridicule.

2. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something:

burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, parody, sham, travesty.

3. An object of amusement or laughter:

butt, jest, joke, laughingstock.

Translations

سُخْرِيَه، إسْتِهْزاء

posměch

latterliggørelse

Gespött Hohn Spott

burla

dérision moquerie simulacre

csúfoláskicsúfolás

háî, aîhlátur

derisione scimmiottatura

alay

嘲笑

mockery

[ˈmɒkərɪ] N

1. (= derision) → burla f, mofa f

2. (= farce) this is a mockery of justice → esto es una negación de la justicia
it was a mockery of a trial → fue un simulacro de juicio
to make a mockery of sth → poner algo en ridículo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mockery

[ˈmɒkəri] n

(= scorn) → moquerie f
There was a tone of mockery in his voice → Il y avait dans sa voix une nuance de moquerie.

to make a mockery of sth → faire de qch un objet de risée, faire de qch une (véritable) mascarademock examination mock exam n → examen m blanc

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mockery

(= derision) → Spott m

(= object of ridicule) → Gespött nt; they made a mockery of him → sie machten ihn zum Gespött der Leute; to make a mockery of something → etw lächerlich machen; (= prove its futility) → etw ad absurdum führen; inflation will make a mockery of our budget → durch die Inflation wird unser Haushaltsplan zur Farce

this is a mockery of justice → das spricht jeglicher Gerechtigkeit Hohn; it was a mockery of a trial → der Prozess war eine einzige Farce; what a mockery (this is)! → das ist doch glatter Hohn or der reinste Hohn!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mockery

[ˈmɒkərɪ] n (derision) → scherno, derisione f
it was a mockery of a trial → il processo è stato tutto una farsa
to make a mockery of → rendere ridicolo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mock

(mok) verb

to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous. They mocked her efforts at cooking.

adjective

pretended or not real. a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.

ˈmockery noun

an act of making fun of something. She could not bear the mockery of the other children.

ˈmocking adjective

a mocking laugh.

ˈmockingly adverb

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