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mockery

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/iʃkɐɾˈni.u/es·car·ni·o

Definition

1

The act or effect of mocking; gross mockery, derision, insulting ridicule.

Usage examples

His words were met with mockery by the audience.
I will not tolerate the mockery with which you treat the most vulnerable.

Common combinations

to make a mockery oftarget of mockerytone of mockery