mockery

«mockery» in Mova's school dictionary: Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (mockery, mockeries)

meaning for a pupil

1) Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing. tree →

2) Something so bad or unfair that it seems a silly copy of the real thing: the trial was a mockery of justice. tree →

3) make a mockery of: to make something seem stupid or pointless. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a character faces «mockery» from bullies; in anti-bullying lessons, mockery is a form of unkindness. In news, «a mockery» means something was done so badly it is ridiculous. Phrases: make a mockery of, a mockery of justice, face mockery.

examples

• The new boy faced mockery because of his accent. tree →
• Mockery can hurt as much as hitting. tree →
• Cheating makes a mockery of the game. tree →
• The badly run election was a mockery. tree →
• She ignored their mockery and kept dancing. tree →
• His laugh was full of mockery. tree →
• The rules are a mockery if nobody follows them. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable; «a mockery of» is a fixed phrase. Related: mock (verb: to make fun of; noun UK: a practice exam, «mocks»), mocking (adjective).

In the corpora

• The mockery aims at the unfairness, not the person: "Oh, the invisible sheet.
• The mockery hits the excuse, not the loser: "Your controller works.
• With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mockery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.