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mockery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | burlesque, lampoon, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| Type of | caricature, imitation, impersonation |
Examples of mockery
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It is a life which condemns you to mockery, ridicule, persecution and isolation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
These Flyers are not ruining the game, making a mockery of it, yada, yada, yada.
From the sacbee.com
Could it be that ridiculous TV schedules won't make a mockery of the postseason?
From the denverpost.com
At its best, it created a comedy of recognition which was built on self-mockery.
From the independent.co.uk
Elena's stoicism, concern for her sister, and self-mockery ring altogether true.
From the boston.com
The obesus or fat character in Greek comedy was a glutton and figure of mockery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is often used in-game as an expression of exaltation or as a form of mockery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The intolerance of each species is presented as a mockery of the lives we live.
From the post-gazette.com
Even David Winnick, who will be 78 next month, joined in the chorus of mockery.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Jeer: showing your contempt by derision
- Parody: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- Parody: humorous or satirical mimicry
- (mocking) derisive: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
- (mocking) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
- Mockery is a 1927 American film about the Russian Revolution. It was the second film made in Hollywood by Danish director Benjamin Christensen and starred Lon Chaney, Sr. ...
- The action of mocking; ridicule, derision; Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock; Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc; Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum
- (mocking) action of the verb to mock; derisive or contemptuous; teasing or taunting
- This is unkind or critical comments about someone
