Mock meaning
The definition of mock is something fake, or something arranged for practice.
A knock-off of a designer purse is an example of a mock purse.
A trial that is practice for the real trial is an example of a mock trial.
adjective
To imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque.
verb
The act of mocking.
noun
Mock is to tease someone or make someone the object of scorn, or to mimic or imitate someone to get laughs or to insult the person.
When you point out how silly and stupid someone's answer is, this is an example of when you mock the person.
When you impersonate your teacher who you don't like in order to get laughs, this is an example of when you mock your teacher.
verb
To express scorn or ridicule; jeer.
They mocked at the idea.
verb
An object of scorn or derision.
Became the mock of his associates.
noun
Simulated; false; sham.
A mock battle.
adjective
In an insincere or pretending manner.
Mock sorrowful.
adverb
To hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule.
verb
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To lead on and disappoint; deceive.
verb
To defy and make futile; defeat.
The impregnable fortress mocked the invaders.
verb
To show or express scorn, ridicule, or contempt; jeer.
verb
An act of mocking; jibe; sneer.
noun
A person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule or derision.
noun
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An imitation or counterfeit.
noun
Sham; false; imitation; pretended.
A mock battle.
adjective
Of or designating a food that imitates another in some way.
The filling of mock apple pie tastes as if it contains apples.
adjective
In a false or insincere manner.
Mock-sympathetic words.
adverb
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Mockery, the act of mocking.
noun
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make
- To subject to ridicule; mock.
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of mock
- Middle English mokken from Old French mocquer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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").
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