mock
verb [T] /mɒk/
/mɑːk/ Definition
› formal to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way: They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike. She made fun of him by mocking his limp.Mocking and taunting › to make something appear stupid or not effective: The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out to sea.Treating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoringNot paying attention
(Definition of mock verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- burlesque noun
- caricature noun
- caricature verb
- deride verb
- derision noun
- derisive adjective
- jibe verb
- laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb
- laugh in sb's face idiom
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- mimic verb
- parody noun
- piss-take noun
- poke fun at sb idiom
- ridicule noun
- ridicule verb
- sardonic adjective
- take-off noun (COPY)
- taunt verb
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Mocking and taunting
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