From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mockery \Mock"er*y\, n.; pl. {Mockeries}. [F. moquerie.]
1. The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by
mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of
earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.
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It is, as the air, invulnerable,
And our vain blows malicious mockery. --Shak.
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Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to
look more like a mockery upon devotion than any
solemn application of the mind to God. --Law.
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And bear about the mockery of woe. --Pope.
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2. Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous
merriment; derision; ridicule.
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The laughingstock of fortune's mockeries. --Spenser.
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3. Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
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The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a
mockery. --2 Macc.
viii. 17.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mockery
n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeer}, {jeering},
{mockery}, {scoff}, {scoffing}]
2: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon},
{spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque},
{travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
3: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: {parody}, {mockery},
{takeoff}]
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