mockerynoun
uk/ˈmɒk.ər.i/us/ˈmɑː.kɚ.i/[ U ] the act of mocking someone or something:
Bill's mockery of his dad was cruel, but it made us laugh.
[ S ] an action or event that seems stupid and without value :
The trial was a mockery - the judge had decided the verdict before it began.
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Mocking and taunting
- burlesque
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- fun
- haze
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic
- mock
- mocking
- monkey
- parody
- scoff
- send
- send sb/sth up
- send-up
- take off
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Idiom(s)
make a mockery of sth