mockery

  • 21mockery — [ˈmɒkəri] noun [U] remarks or behaviour intended to make someone seem stupid • make a mockery of to make someone or something seem stupid or useless[/ex] …

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  • 22mockery — mock•er•y [[t]ˈmɒk ə ri[/t]] 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[/ex] 5) something absurdly or… …

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  • 23mockery — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Derision] Syn. teasing, jeering, badinage; see ridicule . 2. [Mimicry] Syn. imitation, spoof, burlesque, lampoon; see parody . 3. [Something preposterous] Syn. absurdity, inanity, laugh; see joke 1 . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 24mockery — mock·er·y || mÉ‘kÉ™rɪ /mÉ’kÉ™rɪ n. insulting speech, jeering; mimicry; ridicule; occasion of derision; poor or offensive imitation …

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  • 25mockery — n. 1. Ridicule, derision, scorn, jeering, contemptuous mimicry. 2. Sport, subject of ridicule. 3. Show, imitation, counterfeit. 4. Vain effort, fruitless labor …

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  • 26mockery — 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;… …

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  • 27mockery — mock·ery …

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  • 28mockery — /ˈmɒkəri / (say mokuhree) noun (plural mockeries) 1. ridicule or derision. 2. a derisive action or speech. 3. a subject or occasion of derision. 4. an imitation, especially of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind. 5. a mere travesty, or mocking… …

  • 29mockery — n. (pl. ies) 1 a derision, ridicule. b a subject or occasion of this. 2 (often foll. by of) a counterfeit or absurdly inadequate representation. 3 a ludicrously or insultingly futile action etc. Etymology: ME f. OF moquerie (as MOCK) …

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  • 30I-Mockery — Infobox Company company name = I Mockery company company type = Private company slogan = Mocking pop culture and whatever else we can get our grubby hands on. foundation = 1999 location = California, USA industry = Humor key people =Roger Barr:… …

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