Mock Definition
mŏk
mocked, mocking, mocks
verb
mocked, mocking, mocks
To hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule.
Webster's New World
To imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque.
Webster's New World
To lead on and disappoint; deceive.
Webster's New World
To mimic or resemble closely.
A whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.
American Heritage
To show or express scorn, ridicule, or contempt; jeer.
Webster's New World
noun
mocks
An act of mocking; jibe; sneer.
Webster's New World
A person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule or derision.
Webster's New World
An imitation or counterfeit.
Webster's New World
adjective
Sham; false; imitation; pretended.
A mock battle.
Webster's New World
Of or designating a food that imitates another in some way.
The filling of mock apple pie tastes as if it contains apples.
Webster's New World
adverb
In a false or insincere manner.
Mock-sympathetic words.
Webster's New World
idiom
make
- To subject to ridicule; mock.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Mock
Origin of Mock
-
From Middle English mokken, from Middle French mocquer (“to deride, jeer"), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble") or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened"), both from Old Saxon *mokkian, *mukkian (“to low, mumble"), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijanÄ…, *mÅ«hanÄ… (“to low, bellow, shout"), from Proto-Indo-European *mÅ«g-, *mÅ«k- (“to low, mumble"). Cognate with Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid"), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word"), Dutch dialectal mokkel (“kiss").
From Wiktionary
Middle English mokken from Old French mocquer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Mock Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to mock using the buttons below.