mockery

1 showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering, scoff, scoffing]

2 a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]

3 humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: parody, takeoff]

English

Noun

1. the action of mocking; ridicule
2. something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a travesty

   The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.

Usage notes

• We often use make a mockery of someone or something, meaning to mock them. See also Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

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