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verb

1. To make fun or make fun of: deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, ridicule, scoff, scout², twit. Chiefly British quiz. Idioms: poke fun at. See laughter, respect/contempt/standing.
2. To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, parody, travesty. Idioms: do a takeoff on. See same/different/compare.

noun

A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mockery, parody, sham, travesty. See respect/contempt/standing, same/different/compare.

adjective

Made to imitate something else: artificial, imitation, manmade, simulated, synthetic. Informal pretend. See real/imaginary.

adj

Definition: artificial, fake
Antonyms: authentic, genuine, real

v

Definition: deceive
Antonyms: tell truth

v

Definition: mimic
Antonyms: exalt, flatter, praise

IN BRIEF: To make fun of with scorn. Also: Not real.

We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act. — Laurence Olivier (1907-1989).

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1. mocker
   noun, orig Austral
   
   A jinx; esp in phr. to put the mocker(s) on, to put a jinx on, to put a stop to; to ruin. (1922 —) .
   Bulletin (Sydney): The double loss put the mockers on everything. Lake Macquarie is not the place to live without wheels (1983).
   
   [Cf. earlier sense, one who mocks or derides.]
2. mocker
   Also mokker
   noun, Austral and NZ
   
   Clothes; a dress. (1939 —) .
   Australian Short Stories Just wear ordinary mokker (1984). So mockered-up, adjective, dressed up. (1938 —) .
   
   [Origin unknown.]

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For a list of words related to mock, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - mock: scoff or jeer contemptuously; ridicule by mimicry of speech
• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - mock: (vb) treat with contempt or ridicule

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - håne, parodiere
v. intr. - gøre nar af
adj. - falsk, imiteret, kunstig
n. - latterlig person
adv. - på en falsk, kunstig måde

Nederlands (Dutch)
spotten met, bespotten, spottend na-apen, tarten, namaken, schijn-, imitatie, onecht, bespotting, voorwerp van spot

Français (French)
v. tr. - ridiculiser, railler, se moquer de, singer, parodier
v. intr. - se moquer de
adj. - faux, simulé, feint, blanc (un examen)
n. - (GB, École) examen blanc
adv. - en feignant

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich lustig machen, verspotten
adj. - gespielt, Schein...
n. - Gespött
adv. - gespielt, scheinbar, simuliert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χλευάζω, κοροϊδεύω, διακωμωδώ, αψηφώ, εμπαίζω, περιπαίζω, ειρωνεύομαι
adj. - πλαστός, ψεύτικος, ψευδεπίγραφος, προσποιητός, φτιαστός
n. - (στον πληθ.) προπαρασκευαστικό διαγώνισμα

Italiano (Italian)
schernire, finto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ridicularizar, zombar
adj. - falso
n. - zombaria (f), falsificação

Русский (Russian)
насмехаться, пародировать, не оправдывать надежд, симулировать, насмешка, подражание, поддельный, пародийный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - burlarse de, ridiculizar, reírse de, burlar
v. intr. - burlarse, mofarse
adj. - simulado, fingido
n. - burla, befa, mofa, remedo, imitación
adv. - en forma burlona, de manera fingida

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förlöjliga, härma, gäcka, trotsa
adj. - oäkta, parodisk
n. - åtlöje

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
嘲弄, 轻视, 模仿, 嘲笑, 假的, 模拟的, 假装的, 戏弄, 虚伪地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 嘲弄, 輕視, 模仿
v. intr. - 嘲弄, 嘲笑
adj. - 假的, 類比的, 假裝的
n. - 嘲笑, 模仿, 戲弄
adv. - 虛偽地

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 깔보다, ~행동을 따라 하며 놀리다, 실망시키다
v. intr. - 놀리다
adj. - 모조의, 거짓의
n. - 놀림, 모조품
adv. - 의사~, 짐짓

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - あざける, まねる, 欺く, 無効にする, なぶる, まねてからかう, 無視する
n. - あざけ, あざ笑いの的
adj. - まがいの, 模擬の
adv. - ふざけて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسخر, يهزأ (صفه) مصطنع, زائف (الاسم) سخريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לעג, לגלג על, שם לאל, ביטל, בז, חיקה, צחק מ-‬
v. intr. - ‮לעג, התלוצץ, הכזיב‬
adj. - ‮מדומה, חיקויי, מבויים‬
n. - ‮דבר הראוי לבוז, ברבים: בדיקות מדומות‬
adv. - ‮בבוז, בלעג‬

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