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Mockery

/ˈmɒkəɹi/

The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

📖 Definitions of "Mockery"

noun
  1. 1

    The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

  2. 2

    Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.

  3. 3

    Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.

  4. 4

    Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

    "The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice."

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