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mock
[mok]
verb (used with object)
to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
to challenge; defy.
His actions mock convention.
to deceive, delude, or disappoint.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
an imitation; counterfeit; fake.
Shipbuilding.
a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
Also called mock mold.bed.
verb phrase
to build a mock-up of.
mock
/ ɒ /
verb
to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
(tr) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
(tr) to deceive, disappoint, or delude
(tr) to defy or frustrate
the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score
noun
the act of mocking
a person or thing mocked
a counterfeit; imitation
informal(often plural) (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
adjective
sham or counterfeit
serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes
a mock battle
mock finals
Other 51Թ Forms
- mockable adjective
- mocker noun
- unmocked adjective
- ˈdz쾱Բ adverb
- ˈdz첹 adjective
- ˈdz noun
- ˈdz쾱Բ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mock1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mock1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Noem’s noxious mix of willful ignorance and inflammatory rhetoric is almost too ludicrous to mock.
He said he was "mocked" at the school in Ghana and "could also barely understand what was going on".
Many Angelenos mocked the claims of a widespread public safety crisis.
When Trump mocks disabled people or victims of violence at his rallies, his audiences lap it up.
Many alarm-sounders were ignored, marginalized, mocked, attacked and told they were exaggerating and engaging in hyperbole by the gatekeepers in the news media and political class.
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