Mockery Meaning
/ˈmɒkəɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
nounSomething so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
Sentence Examples
We've become a mockery to the whole village.
I overheard their mockery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His classmates' constant ____ made him feel very sad and lonely every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cruel boy's constant ____ of his classmates' mistakes made him very unpopular with almost everyone in the school.
Word Origin & History
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.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His classmates' constant ____ made him feel very sad and lonely every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cruel boy's constant ____ of his classmates' mistakes made him very unpopular with almost everyone in the school.