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Definitions for: Mockery
[n] humorous or satirical mimicry
[n] showing your contempt by derision
[n] a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
It is, as the air, invulnerable, And our vain blows
malicious mockery. --Shak.
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.
And bear about the mockery of woe. --Pope.
2. Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous
merriment; derision; ridicule.
The laughingstock of fortune's mockeries. --Spenser.
3. Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.
The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a
mockery. --2 Macc.
viii. 17.
Synonyms: burlesque, charade, jeer, jeering, lampoon, parody, parody, pasquinade, put-on, scoff, scoffing, sendup, spoof, takeoff, takeoff, travesty
See Also: apery, caricature, derision, imitation, impersonation, mimicry
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