mockery (ˈmɒkərɪ
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Definitions
noun
- ridicule, contempt, or derision
- a derisive action or comment
- an imitation or pretence, esp a derisive one
- a person or thing that is mocked
- a person, thing, or action that is inadequate or disappointing
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She knew what had been nagging her about the woman's voice, she knew the unidentified ingredient: mockery.
, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)But modern science makes a mockery of such extreme reactions: how can a mere shadow have any effect here on Earth?
New Scientist (1999)The preservation, unveiled this year, is a mockery of the original.
Globe and Mail (2003)In many ways, it makes a mockery of the due process of the law.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)But it made a mockery of months of bitter battle and appalling loss of life.
, TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR: The Threshold of Middle-earth (2003)