mock

CEFRC1

/mɒk/

verb · adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To laugh at or copy someone in an unkind way.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Not real but made to look like something real.

Examples

  • It is cruel to mock a blind man.

  • The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Ellipsis of mock examination.

  2. Mockery; the act of mocking.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality.

More examples

In context

  • ‘Mock’ certainly never signifies to loath. Its common signification is, to disappoint.

  • He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam.

  • The wind is mocking my efforts to light a fire!

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).