mockery
NounUS[mok-er-ee]/ˈmɑkɚi/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)mockeries
- showing your contempt by derisionSynonyms: jeerjeeringscoffscoffingType of derisionKinds self-mockery
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waySynonyms: parodylampoonspoofsendupsend-uptakeoffburlesquetravestypasquinadeput-onType of caricature, imitation
- humorous or satirical mimicrySynonyms: parodytakeoffType of apery, mimicry
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mock′er·y noun; pl. Mockeries (#).
Origin: F. moquerie.
1. The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.
It is, as the air, invulnerable, And our vain blows malicious mockery.— William Shakespeare
Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to look more like a mockery upon devotion than any solemn application of the mind to God.— William Law
And bear about the mockery of woe.— Alexander Pope
2. Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.
The laughingstock of fortune's mockeries.— Edmund Spenser
3. Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a mockery.— 2 Macc. viii. 17.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54