mocking

mock

M0360500 (mŏk)v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks v.tr.1. a. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride: was mocked for contradicting himself; mocked her superficial understanding of the issues. See Synonyms at ridicule.b. To imitate in fun or derision: mocked his high-pitched voice.c. To mimic or resemble closely: a whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.2. a. To frustrate the hopes or intentions of: "The massive blister mocked my efforts" (Willie Morris).b. To cause to appear irrelevant, ineffectual, or impossible: "The Depression mocked the Puritan assumption that failure in life was the wages of sin when even the hardest-working, most pious husbands began to lose hope" (Walter McDougall).v.intr. To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.n.1. The act of mocking.2. An object of scorn or derision: became the mock of his associates.adj. Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.adv. In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.Idiom: make/a mock of To subject to ridicule; mock.

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[Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer.]

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mock′er n.mock′ing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mocking - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"derisive, gibelike, jeering, tauntingdisrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
	2.	mocking - playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrellquizzical, teasingplayful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"

mocking

adjective scornful, insulting, taunting, scoffing, satirical, contemptuous, irreverent, sarcastic, sardonic, derisory, disrespectful, disdainful, derisive, satiric, contumelious She gave a mocking smile.

mocking

adjectiveContemptuous or ironic in manner or wit:derisive, jeering, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, scoffing, sneering.

Translations

嘲弄的

mock

(mok) verb to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous. They mocked her efforts at cooking. 嘲弄 嘲弄 adjective pretended or not real. a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror. 模仿，模擬 模拟ˈmockery noun an act of making fun of something. She could not bear the mockery of the other children. 嘲弄 嘲笑ˈmocking adjectivea mocking laugh. 嘲弄的 嘲弄的ˈmockingly adverb 嘲弄地 嘲弄地，取笑地