If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude as mockery.
Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?
Synonyms: derision, contempt, ridicule, scorn More Synonyms of mockery
2. singular noun
If something makes amockeryof something, it makes it appear worthless and foolish.
This action makes a mockery of the Government's continuing protestations of concern. [+ of]
The present system is a mockery of justice.
Synonyms: farce, laughing stock, joke, apology [informal] More Synonyms of mockery
More Synonyms of mockery
mockery in British English
(ˈmɒkərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-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
mockery in American English
(ˈmɑkəri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈmockeries
1.
a mocking (in various senses)
2.
a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
3.
a false, derisive, or impertinent imitation; travesty; burlesque
4.
vain or disappointing effort; futility
Word origin
ME moquerye < OFr moquerie
Examples of 'mockery' in a sentence
mockery
They make a complete mockery of the policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A quick look at the Leinster team for tonight makes a mockery of those claims.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To only serve eight weeks makes a mockery of our justice system.
The Sun (2013)
Early release makes a mockery of resettlement and sentence planning.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What has occurred is an attempt to make a mockery of the system.
The Sun (2015)
She still held him off with the gentle mockery of her smile.
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905)
The situation makes a mockery of the law.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The trial itself made a mockery of justice.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As people struggle through financial uncertainty and poverty it makes a mockery of their hardship.
The Sun (2008)
Or does that make a mockery of the system?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The human rights brigade make a mockery of our laws.
The Sun (2008)
The idea of him doing pottery makes a mockery of the justice system.
The Sun (2015)
Advisers say that this makes a mockery of a system that is meant to offer flexibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The designs caused much mockery but were popular enough to last for 10 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But there were to be no accusations or punishments, merely regal stiffness tempered with gentle mockery.
Jonathan Wright Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State (2006)
You're very conscious of being at that age and you make a mockery of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Awards to so many civil servants make a mockery of the idea that an honour should be given for work beyond the call of duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They stagger like wounded dinosaurs from one foot to another, swaying in a lame mockery of all things with rhythm.
Mike Daisey 21 DOG YEARS (2002)
So he thought he'd devise a sort of mockery of panel shows to fill the same airtime but with less writing time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
To us it makes a mockery of the show 's premise if foreign acts enter, let alone win.
The Sun (2013)
The flying winger was simply unstoppable, his direct running and blistering pace making a mockery of one of the so-called best defences in world football.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
mockery
British English: mockery NOUN
If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude as mockery.
Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?
American English: mockery
Brazilian Portuguese: zombaria
Chinese: 嘲讽
European Spanish: burla
French: moquerie
German: Spott
Italian: derisione
Japanese: あざけり
Korean: 조롱
European Portuguese: zombaria
Latin American Spanish: burla
Chinese translation of 'mockery'
mockery
(ˈmɔkərɪ)
n(u)
嘲弄 (cháonòng)
to make a mockery of sth使某事成为(為)笑柄 (shǐ mǒushì chéngwéi xiàobǐng)
1 (noun)
Definition
ridicule, contempt, or derision
Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?
Synonyms
derision
He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision.
contempt
I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
ridicule
He was subjected to public ridicule.
scorn
They greeted the proposal with scorn.
jeering
disdain
She looked at him with disdain.
scoffing
disrespect
gibes
contumely (literary)
2 (noun)
Definition
a person, thing, or action that is so worthless that it seems like a parody
This action makes a mockery of the government's plans.
Synonyms
farce
The election was a farce, as only 22% of voters cast their ballots.
laughing stock
joke
The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.
apology (informal)
letdown
3 (noun)
Synonyms
parody
a parody of a well-known soap opera
take-off (informal)
deception
farce
imitation
I could do a pretty good imitation of him.
caricature
a chalk-drawn caricature of a pop-eyed judge brandishing a gavel
sham
Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham.
pretence
struggling to keep up the pretence that all was well
send-up (British, informal)
a classic send-up of sixties rock
spoof (informal)
a spoof on Hollywood life
travesty
If he couldn't prepare his case properly the trial would be a travesty.
lampoon
his scathing lampoons of consumer culture
burlesque
The book read like a black comic burlesque.
mimicry
One of his strengths was his skill at mimicry.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of burlesque
Definition
an artistic work, esp. literary or dramatic, satirizing a subject by caricaturing it
The book read like a black comic burlesque.
Synonyms
parody,
mockery,
satire,
caricature,
send-up (British, informal),
spoof (informal),
travesty,
takeoff (informal)
in the sense of caricature
Definition
a description or explanation of something that is so exaggerated or over-simplified that it is difficult to take seriously
a chalk-drawn caricature of a pop-eyed judge brandishing a gavel
Synonyms
parody,
cartoon,
distortion,
satire,
send-up (British, informal),
travesty,
takeoff (informal),
lampoon,
burlesque,
mimicry,
farce,
pasquinade
in the sense of contempt
Definition
scorn
I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
Synonyms
scorn,
despite (archaic),
disdain,
mockery,
derision,
disrespect,
disregard,
contumely (literary)
Synonyms of 'mockery'
mockery
Explore 'mockery' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of contumely
Definition
a humiliating insult
Synonyms
scorn,
abuse,
insult,
contempt,
humiliation,
arrogance,
disdain,
affront,
indignity,
derision,
rudeness,
opprobrium,
insolence,
obloquy,
superciliousness
in the sense of disdain
Definition
a feeling of superiority and dislike
She looked at him with disdain.
Synonyms
contempt,
dislike,
scorn,
arrogance,
indifference,
sneering,
derision,
hauteur,
snobbishness,
contumely (literary),
haughtiness,
superciliousness
in the sense of imitation
Definition
an instance of imitating someone
I could do a pretty good imitation of him.
Synonyms
impression,
parody,
mockery,
takeoff (informal),
impersonation
in the sense of joke
Definition
someone or something that is ridiculous
The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.
Synonyms
farce,
nonsense,
parody,
sham,
mockery,
absurdity,
travesty,
ridiculousness
in the sense of lampoon
Definition
a piece of writing ridiculing a person
his scathing lampoons of consumer culture
Synonyms
satire,
parody,
caricature,
send-up (British, informal),
takeoff (informal),
skit,
squib,
burlesque,
pasquinade,
piss-take (informal)
in the sense of mimicry
Definition
the act or art of copying or imitating closely
One of his strengths was his skill at mimicry.
Synonyms
imitation,
impression,
impersonation,
copying,
imitating,
mimicking,
parody,
caricature,
mockery,
burlesque,
apery
in the sense of pretence
Definition
an action or claim that could mislead people into believing something which is not true
struggling to keep up the pretence that all was well
Synonyms
deception,
invention,
sham,
fabrication,
acting,
faking,
simulation,
deceit,
feigning,
charade,
make-believe,
trickery,
falsehood,
subterfuge,
fakery
in the sense of ridicule
Definition
language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock
He was subjected to public ridicule.
Synonyms
mockery,
scorn,
derision,
laughter,
irony,
rib,
taunting,
sneer,
satire,
jeer,
banter,
sarcasm,
chaff,
gibe,
raillery,
banter
in the sense of scorn
Definition
open contempt for a person or thing
They greeted the proposal with scorn.
Synonyms
contempt,
disdain,
mockery,
derision,
despite,
slight,
sneer,
sarcasm,
disparagement,
contumely (literary),
contemptuousness,
scornfulness
in the sense of send-up
Definition
a parody or imitation
a classic send-up of sixties rock
Synonyms
parody,
take-off (informal),
satire,
mockery,
spoof (informal),
imitation,
skit,
mickey-take (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of sham
Definition
anything that is not genuine or is not what it appears to be
Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham.
Synonyms
fraud (informal),
imitation,
hoax,
pretence,
forgery,
counterfeit,
pretender,
humbug,
impostor,
feint,
pseud (informal),
wolf in sheep's clothing,
imposture,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of spoof
Definition
an imitation of a film, TV programme, etc., that exaggerates in an amusing way the most memorable features of the original
a spoof on Hollywood life
Synonyms
parody,
takeoff (informal),
satire,
caricature,
mockery,
send-up (British, informal),
travesty,
lampoon,
burlesque
in the sense of travesty
Definition
a grotesque imitation or mockery
If he couldn't prepare his case properly the trial would be a travesty.