01 n. The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfei…
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Mockeries ((#))
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The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.“It is, as the air, invulnerable, And our vain blows malicious mockery.” — Shak.“Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to look more like a mockery upon devotion than any solemn application of the mind to God.” — Law.“And bear about the mockery of woe.” — Pope.
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Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.“The laughingstock of fortune's mockeries.” — Spenser.
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Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.“The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a mockery.” — 2 Macc. viii. 17.