mockery
mockery definition
mock·ery (mäk′ər ē)
noun pl. mockeries -·er·ies
- a mocking (in various senses)
- a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
- a false, derisive, or impertinent imitation; travesty; burlesque
- vain or disappointing effort; futility
Etymology: ME moquerye < OFr moquerie
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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