mockery
The action of mockingThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
» We've become a mockery to the whole village.
Wir sind zum Gespött des ganzen Dorfes geworden. — MUIRIEL
Над нами смеётся вся деревня! — AndrewSim
Ми стали посміховиськом по всьому селу. — aandrusiak
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Verspottung, Verhöhnung
showing your contempt by derision
(countable, uncountable)Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
Gespött, Lachnummer
(countable, uncountable)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.
Farce, Posse
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
Examples
18 sentencesWe've become a mockery to the whole village.
Ми стали посміховиськом по всьому селу. — aandrusiak
ruНад нами смеётся вся деревня! — AndrewSim
deWir sind zum Gespött des ganzen Dorfes geworden. — MUIRIEL
This is a mockery of justice.
ruЭто насмешка над правосудием. — odexed
deDas ist eine Verhöhnung der Gerechtigkeit. — al_ex_an_der
He made a mockery of my idea.
ruОн поднял на смех мою идею. — marafon
It is important to distinguish mockery from laughing.
He got hundreds of anonymous letters in mockery.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English mokkery, from Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery and Middle French mocquerieFrom Middle English mokkery, from Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery and Middle French mocquerie, moquerie, from moquer, moker (“to mock”) + -erie (“-ery”), perhaps from Byzantine Greek μωκός (mōkós, “mocker”), perhaps from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “scheme, plot”). Equivalent to mock + -ery.
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Forms
plural: mockeriesSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable