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- Dictionarymock/mɒk/
verb
- 1. tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner: "opposition MPs mocked the government's decision" Similar
adjective
- 1. not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive: "a mock-Georgian red brick house"
noun
- 1. mock examinations: informal British "obtaining Grade A in mocks"
- 2. an object of derision: dated "he has become the mock of all his contemporaries"
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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.
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.
Mock definition: to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.. See examples of MOCK used in a sentence.
Definitions of mock. verb. treat with contempt. “The new constitution mocks all democratic principles” synonyms: bemock. see more. verb. imitate with mockery and derision. see more. adjective. constituting a copy or imitation of something. “boys in mock battle” synonyms: counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior. noun.
You use mock to describe something which is not genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing.
1. a. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride: was mocked for contradicting himself; mocked her superficial understanding of the issues. See Synonyms at ridicule. b. To imitate in fun or derision: mocked his high-pitched voice. c. To mimic or resemble closely: a whistle that mocks the call of seabirds. 2. a.
Definition of mock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. 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. Similar definitions. To show or express scorn, ridicule, or contempt; jeer. Webster's New World.
mock meaning, definition, what is mock: to laugh at someone or something and try...: Learn more.
n. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision. something mocked or derided; an object of derision. an imitation; counterfeit; fake. [Shipbuilding.] Nautical a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing. Nautical bed (def. 23). adj.
