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mockery
mockery /ˈmɒk.ər.i/ aep /ˈmɑː.kɚ-/ noun
1 F0 [U] the act of mocking someone or something: » Bill's mockery of his dad was a bit cruel, but it made us laugh.Thesaurus+: ↑Mocking and taunting2 F0 [S] an action or event that is a failure and makes the people involved in or affected by it appear silly: » The trial was a mockery - the judge had decided the verdict before it began.Thesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievement |