MOCKERY
\mˈɒkəɹi], \mˈɒkəɹi], \m_ˈɒ_k_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of MOCKERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.
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Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
By Oddity Software
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Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.
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Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of making fun of (a person or thing); ridicule; impertinent imitation; derision; an empty sham.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of mocking or deriding; -derision; ridicule; -contemptuous treatment, especially of sacred persons or things; scorning or scoffling; - an object of sport; a subject of laughter; -a false show of effort; counterfeit action or profession; deception.
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