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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.
10 meanings: 1. to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for) 2. to imitate, esp in fun; mimic 3. to deceive,.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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.
Definition of mock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mock definition: . See examples of MOCK used in a sentence.
mock meaning, definition, what is mock: to laugh at someone or something and try...: Learn more.
