mockery

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(mŏk'ə-rē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ies.
  1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.
  2. A specific act of ridicule or derision.
  3. An object of scorn or ridicule: made a mockery of the rules.
  4. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation: The trial was a mockery of justice.
  5. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable: The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous destitution.

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noun

  1. Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter: derision, ridicule. See laughter, respect/contempt/standing.
  2. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, parody, sham, travesty. See respect/contempt/standing, same/different/compare.
  3. An object of amusement or laughter: butt3, jest, joke, laughingstock. See respect/contempt/standing.


n

Definition: insult, disrespect
Antonyms: flattery, praise, respect

n

Definition: joke, parody
Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - latterliggørelse, parodi

Nederlands (Dutch)
bespotting, spot, namaaksel, schijnvertoning

Français (French)
n. - raillerie, moquerie, parodie, travestissement, caricature

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gespött, Spott

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λοιδορία, χλεύη, γελοιοποίηση, παρωδία, εμπαιγμός, κορόιδο

Italiano (Italian)
beffa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ridículo (m), esforço inútil (m)

Русский (Russian)
издевательство, насмешка, пародия, посмешище, тщетная попытка

Español (Spanish)
n. - burla, mofa, parodia, hazmerreír

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gyckel, parodi, befängt försök

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嘲弄, 蔑视, 笑柄

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘲弄, 蔑視, 笑柄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 놀림, 흉내내기, 헛수고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あざけり, あざ笑いの的, 笑いもの, にせ, まるで不適当なもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسخرة, مهزأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לעג, לגלוג, צחוק, מטרה ללעג, זיוף, בדיחה‬


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