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mockery

[mok-uh-ree]

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noun, plural mock·er·ies.

ridicule, contempt, or derision.

a derisive, imitative action or speech.

a subject or occasion of derision.

an imitation, especially of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind.

a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice.

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something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English moquerie < Middle French. See mock, -ery

Related forms

self-mock·er·y, noun

Synonyms
4. mimicry.

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mockery (ˈmɒkərɪ)

—n , pl -eries
1.	ridicule, contempt, or derision
2.	a derisive action or comment
3.	an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one
4.	a person or thing that is mocked
5.	a person, thing, or action that is inadequate or disappointing

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Word Origin & History

mockery

early 15c., from O.Fr. moquerie; see mock (v.).

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