mockery

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

GespöttHohnSpott

burla

dérisionmoqueriesimulacre

csúfoláskicsúfolás

háî, aîhlátur

derisionescimmiottatura

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

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

mockery

n

(= 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!

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

mock

(mok) verb

to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous. They mocked her efforts at cooking. bespot يَهْزأ، يَسْخَر присмивам се troçar vysmívat se verspotten gøre nar af κοροϊδεύω, περιπαίζωburlarse 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 bespottengjøre narr av, hånewyśmiać, wykpić تقليد كول 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

adjective

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

ˈmockery noun

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

ˈmocking adjective

a mocking laugh. bespottend ساخِر، هازئ подигравателен trocista uštěpačný spöttisch hånlig κοροϊδευτικόςburlón pilkav مسخره pilkallinen moqueur מְלַגלֵג मजाकिया podrugljiv gúnyos mengejek hæðandi, spottandi beffardo, derisorio ばかにした 비웃는 pašaipus izsmejošs mengejek spottendspottende, hånsk kpiący د خندا وړ trocista bat­jo­coritor издевательский uštipačný posmehljiv ismevajući retsam, spydig, hånfull หัวเราะเยาะ alaycı 嘲弄的 насмішкуватий مضحکہ خیز chế giễu 嘲弄的

ˈmockingly adverb

bespottend بصورةٍ ساخِرَه подигравателно de brincadeira posměšně spöttisch hånligt 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 pašaipiai izsmejoši dengan mengejek spottendspottende, hånsk kpiąco مسخره كونكى por troça batjocoritor насмешливо; с издевкои posmešne posmehljivo ismevajući retsamt, spydigt, hånfullt อย่างเยาะเย้ย alaycı bir şekilde 嘲弄地 насмішкувато مضحکہ خیز انداز میں kiểu chế giễu 嘲弄地，取笑地