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adjective
- 1. making fun of someone or something in a cruel way; derisive: "he got jeers and mocking laughter as he addressed the marchers"
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MOCK definition: 1. to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way: 2. to make something…. Learn more.
MOCKING definition: 1. mocking behaviour involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way: 2. mocking…. Learn more.
1. : to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride. he has been mocked as a mama's boy C. P. Pierce. 2. : to disappoint the hopes of. for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures D. D. Eisenhower. 3. : defy, challenge.
Mocking definition: showing ridicule, contempt, or derision. See examples of MOCKING used in a sentence.
Definitions of mocking. adjective. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. “her mocking smile” synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting. disrespectful. exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous. adjective. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) synonyms: quizzical, teasing. playful. full of fun and high spirits.
You use mock to describe something which is not genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing.
Mock definition: to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.. See examples of MOCK used in a sentence.
Definition of mocking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mocking definition: showing ridicule, contempt, or derision. See examples of MOCKING used in a sentence.
n. 1. The act of mocking. 2. An object of scorn or derision: became the mock of his associates. adj. Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle. adv. In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful. Idiom: make/a mock of. To subject to ridicule; mock. [Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer .] mock′er n. mock′ing·ly adv.
