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mockery definition

mock·ery (mäk′ər ē)

noun pl. mockeries -·er·ies

  1. a mocking (in various senses)
  2. a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
  3. a false, derisive, or impertinent imitation; travesty; burlesque
  4. 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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