Mockery

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  • noun. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.
  • noun. A specific act of ridicule or derision.
  • noun. An object of scorn or ridicule.
  • noun. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation.
  • noun. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of mocking; derisive or deceitful speech or action.
  • noun. Derision; ridicule; careless insult or contempt; sport; jest.
  • noun. Counterfeit appearance; false show; sham.
  • noun. Vain effort; fruitless labor; that which disappoints or frustrates.
  • noun. Synonyms Mimicry, jeering, gibes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.
  • noun. Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.
  • noun. Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
  • noun. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
  • noun. Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
  • noun. Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  • noun. humorous or satirical mimicry
  • noun. showing your contempt by derision
  • Word Usage
    "Unlike Colbert, who more fully understands what the term mockery means than anyone I've watched in recent memory."
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