mockery

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Regno Unito//ˈmɒkəɹi//
Stati Uniti//ˈmɑkəɹi//

The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

sostantivo

1
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
2
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
3
obsoletoSomething insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
4
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.

Etimologia

From Middle English mokkery, from Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery and Middle French mocquerie, moquerie, from moquer, moker (“to mock”) + -erie (“-ery”), perhaps from Byzantine Greek μωκός (mōkós, “mocker”), perhaps from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “scheme, plot”). Equivalent to mock + -ery.

Forme

plurale: mockeries

Moby · A male given name.mock · An imitation, usually of lesser quality.Mock · A surname.

mockery · The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

mocking · mockery mode · A particular means of accomplishing something.model · A person who serves as a human template for artwork or…

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