mockery
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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
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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. | ![]() derision - contemptuous laughter |
2. | ![]() caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | |
3. | mockery - humorous or satirical mimicry |
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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.
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mockery
noun2. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something:
3. An object of amusement or laughter:
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Translations
سُخْرِيَه، إسْتِهْزاء
posměch
latterliggørelse
csúfoláskicsúfolás
háî, aîhlátur
mockery
[ˈmɒkərɪ] NCollins 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] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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 fit 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 adjectivea mocking laugh.
ˈmockingly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.