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mockery

noun

mock·​ery ˈmä-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce mockery (audio)
ˈmȯ-
plural mockeries
1
: insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision
laying himself open to the jeers and mockeries of his rebellious subjects E. A. Freeman
2
: a subject of laughter, derision, or sport
making him turn himself into a merry mockery of all he had once held dear O. St. John Gogarty
3
a
: a counterfeit appearance : imitation
if it was not a man it was a huge and grotesque mockery of man E. R. Burroughs
b
: an insincere, contemptible, or impertinent (see impertinent sense 1a) imitation
makes a mockery of justice
4
: something ridiculously or impudently (see impudent sense 1) unsuitable
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was mockery George Eliot

Example Sentences

His kind of personality invites mockery. the children's cruel mockery of each other
Recent Examples on the Web Even so, those urging Eddie Munson and Stranger Things superfans to go unalive themselves clearly consider this cringy content both unlikeable and worthy of mockery. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2022 Last week, when Mark Zuckerberg posted an image of his digital avatar inside his company’s virtual reality game, Horizon Worlds, the chief executive of Meta Platforms, Inc. faced a swift round of mockery. Chavie Lieber, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 The edit unleashed a torrent of mockery online, with a Weibo post that compiled ridicule of the ending getting some 60,000 likes in 24 hours. Lyric Li, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Peterson, famous for decrying the youth of today as hyper-sensitive snowflakes, took great offense at being the subject of online mockery. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Later that year, Picasso held a banquet for him, a gesture of respect and also of light mockery. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 The Met Gala is intended to celebrate pure, unadulterated fashion, unlike other red carpets where a star’s ego or fear of public mockery might override more risque expressions. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2022 In September, Chastain told PEOPLE about wanting to shed new light on the real-life Tammy Faye, who faced scandals and years of public mockery alongside her husband and PTL co-founder Jim Bakker, played by Andrew Garfield in the movie. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2022 Still, Cruise gives his all in a supporting role as a toxic heavy metal rocker and, like his terrifying performance as a hawkish NeoCon senator in Lions for Lambs, betrays not a hint of comforting ‘wink to the camera’ self-mockery. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mockery was in the 15th century

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