mockery
[noun]
Synonyms:
- derision, contempt, disdain, disrespect, insults, jeering, ridicule, scoffing, scorn
- farce, apology (informal), disappointment, joke, letdown

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Related Words: derision, ridicule, sport, parody, satire, take-off, joke, laughingstock

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mock‧e‧ry /ˈmɒkəri $ ˈmɑː-/ noun

1. make a mockery of something to make something such as a plan or system seem completely useless or ineffective:
This building plan makes a mockery of the government’s environmental policy.

2. [uncountable] when someone laughs at someone or something or shows that they think they are stupid:
There was a hint of mockery in his voice.

3. [singular] something that is completely useless or ineffective:
She said that the trial had been a mockery.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲