mock (mɒk
)
Definitions
verb
- intr, often foll by at to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
- (tr) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
- (tr) to deceive, disappoint, or delude
- (tr) to defy or frustrate ⇒
the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score
noun
- the act of mocking
- a person or thing mocked
- a counterfeit; imitation
- (often plural) informal (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
adjective (prenominal)
- sham or counterfeit
- serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes ⇒
a mock battle
mock finals
See also
mock-upAlternative Forms
ˈmockable adjective ˈmocker noun ˈmocking noun adjective ˈmockingly adverbWord Origin
C15: from Old French mocquerSynonyms
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laugh at,
insult,
tease,
ridicule,
taunt,
scorn,
sneer,
scoff,
deride,
flout,
make fun of,
wind someone up
poke fun at,
chaff,
take the mickey out of
jeer at,
take the piss out of show contempt for make a monkey out of laugh to scorn
=
mimic,
do,
take off,
imitate,
ape,
parody,
caricature,
send up,
counterfeit,
travesty,
lampoon,
burlesque,
satirize,
Translations
- British English:
mock
You use mock to describe something which is not genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing.His voice was raised in mock horror.mɒk ADJECTIVE His voice was raised in mock horror.
- Spanish:
simulado
adj simulada
- French:
faux
adj
- German:
unecht
adj
- Chinese: 假的 adj
- Arabic: سَاخِرٌ adj
- Portuguese: falso adj falsa
- Russian: поддельный adj поддельная
- Croatian: tobožnji adj tobožnja
- Czech: falešný adj
- Danish: falsk adj
- Dutch: onecht adj
- Finnish: vale- adj
- Greek: ψεύτικος adj ψεύτικη
- Italian: finto adj finta
- Japanese: まがいの no_posp
- Korean: 모조의 adj
- Norwegian: uekte adj
- Polish: pozorny adj pozorna
- Brazilian Portuguese: falso adj falsa
- European Spanish:
simulado
adj simulada
- Swedish: låtsad adj låtsat
- Thai: ที่จำลองขึ้น adj
- Turkish: deneme sınavı adj
- Vietnamese: giả adj
- British English:
mock
If you mock someone, you laugh at them, tease them, or try to make them look foolish.I thought you were mocking me.mɒk VERB I thought you were mocking me.
- Spanish:
mofarse
v
- French:
se moquer
vi
- German:
verspotten
v
- Chinese: 嘲笑 v
- Arabic: يَسْخَرُ مِنَ vt
- Portuguese: ridicularizar v
- Russian: насмехаться v
- Croatian: rugati se v
- Czech: zesměšnit v zesměšňovat
- Danish: håne v
- Dutch: spotten v
- Finnish: pilkata v
- Greek: χλευάζω v
- Italian: deridere v
- Japanese: あざける v
- Korean: 모방하다 v
- Norwegian: latterliggjøre v
- Polish: wyśmiewać v
- Brazilian Portuguese: ridicularizar v
- European Spanish:
mofarse
v
- Swedish: förlöjliga v
- Thai: เยาะเย้ย v
- Turkish: alay etmek v
- Vietnamese: coi thường v
Usage examples
I even put out her fibre for her and she bowed in mock approval as she sat down.
, Whistler in the Dark (1986)Every week United's green-eyed rivals mock their opponents with chants of'We support our local team '.
Spiked (2005)You could say I am fringe," he says, sitting taller in his seat, his face in a mock expression of extreme pride.
Globe and Mail (2003)EDWARD CORBETT Morecambe, Lancs A Pruning young mock orange shrubs will produce growth at the expense of flowers.
Sun, News of the World (2001)We didn't want to make a mock documentary: ``This is how he lives'.
, SUNSHINE ON PUTTY: The Golden Age of British Comedy from The Big Night Out to The Office (2004)