mockery

mockery
n
1. ridicule, jeering, taunting; spoofery, funning, kidding, teasing, banter, badinage, persiflage; derision, scoffing, scorn, disdain, contempt, disrespect.
2. jeer, gibe, fleer, gaunt, raillery, contumely, nasty remark, sarcasm, Inf. roast; poke, dig, cut, rub, chaff, barb, thrust, quip, wisecrack, skit; boo, hiss, hoot, catcall, cry, U.S. raspberry, U.S.Bronx cheer, Sl. razz, Sl. bird.
3. mimicry, mimicking, apery, monkeying, imitation, impersonation, Rhet. mimesis; spoof, take-off, burlesque, lampoon, parody, pasquinade, pasquil, satire, caricature; travesty, sham, farce, mummery, insult, misrepresentation, bastardization, corruption, abuse, miscarriage.
4. joke, laugh, ridiculosity, the most ridiculous or ludicrous thing one has ever seen; absurdity, inanity, preposterous idea, dumb or stupid thing.

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  • Mockery — Directed by Benjamin Christensen Produced by Erich Pommer Written by Stig Esbern (story) Joseph Farnham (titles) Bradley King (continuity) …   Wikipedia

  • mockery — ► NOUN (pl. mockeries) 1) ridicule. 2) an absurd representation of something. ● make a mockery of Cf. ↑make a mockery of …   English terms dictionary

  • Mockery — (ou L’Idiot) est un film américain réalisé par Benjamin Christensen sorti en 1927. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mockery — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. moquerie sneering, mockery, sarcasm (13c.), from moquer (see MOCK (Cf. mock) (v.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mockery — [n1] joke, parody burlesque, butt*, caricature, deception, farce, imitation, jest, lampoon, laughingstock, mimicry, mock, pretense, send up*, sham*, spoof, sport*, take off*, travesty; concepts 111,278 Ant. seriousness, solemnity mockery [n2]… …   New thesaurus

  • mockery — index caricature, dishonor (shame), disparagement, disrespect, falsification, irony, parody, pretense …   Law dictionary

  • mockery — [mäk′ər ē] n. pl. mockeries [ME moquerye < OFr moquerie] 1. a mocking (in various senses) 2. a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule 3. a false, derisive, or impertinent imitation; travesty; burlesque 4. vain or disappointing effort; …   English World dictionary

  • mockery — [[t]mɒ̱kəri[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude as mockery. Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?... There should be no snobbish mockery of catering or fashion design as university subjects.… …   English dictionary

  • mockery — mock|er|y [ makəri ] noun 1. ) uncount the remarks or behavior intended to make someone seem stupid, for example laughing at them, copying them, or saying something that is not kind: How interesting, he said with a hint of mockery. 2. ) singular… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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