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mock⋅er⋅y

  [mok-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. ridicule, contempt, or derision.
2. a derisive, imitative action or speech.
3. a subject or occasion of derision.
4. an imitation, esp. of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind.
5. a mocking pretense; travesty: a mockery of justice.
6. something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME moquerie < MF. See mock, -ery

Synonyms:
4. mimicry.
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mock·er·y   (mŏk'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. mock·er·ies

  1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.

  2. A specific act of ridicule or derision.

  3. An object of scorn or ridicule: made a mockery of the rules.

  4. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation: The trial was a mockery of justice.

  5. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable: The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous destitution.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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