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mockery

UK
/ˈmɒkəri/
US
/ˈmɑːkəri/

Translations

mockerynoun
mockeries
pl
UK
/ˈmɒkəri/
US
/ˈmɑːkəri/
parodieSens figuré, pour une imitation ou une représentation déformée et ridicule.
The trial was a mockery of justice, with no real evidence presented.
Le procès était une parodie de justice, sans aucune preuve réelle présentée.
His attempt at singing was met with mockery from the audience.
Sa tentative de chant a suscité des moqueries de la part du public.
Additional translations
caricatureSens figuré, quand quelque chose est rendu ridicule par une imitation excessive.
Synonyms
sneer
scorn
ridicule
taunt
jeer
contempt
disdain
derision

Definitions

mockerynoun
Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
His attempt at singing was met with mockery from the audience.
An absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something.
The trial was a mockery of justice, with no real evidence presented.
A thing that is made to appear ridiculous.
The play was a mockery of the original story, filled with exaggerated characters and situations.
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