mockery

Significado (Inglês)

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
4. (countable, uncountable) Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

Sinônimos

ridicule

derision

scorn

taunt

sarcasm

scoff

jeer

jeering

scoffing

parody

travesty

gibe

raillery

sneer

burlesque

takeoff

lampoon

spoof

caricature

mimicry

charade

sendup

insult

mock

twit

farce

insults

irony

jest

joke

🤣

pasquinade

put-on

satire

taunts

teasing

banter

laughter

make believe

mime

humiliation

hoax

gibing

scron

persiflage

pretense

bitter remark

quiz

fun

foolery

ridiculous

ridiculousness

fleer

jiggery pokery

disgrace

disdain

dig

derisiveness

sham

simulation

skit

derisive laughter

sneering

snub

contumely

contempt

target

blaze

taunting

imitation brand

imitate a trademark

torment

torture

blasphemy

mycterism

piss-take

send up

imitation

sport

jibe

making fun of

kidding

illusion

laughableness

laughing-stock

Traduções

moquerie

Spott

burla

Hohn

raillerie

spot

aanfluiting

dérision

persiflage

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɒkəɹi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: mokkery

In summary

From 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.