mockery

/ˈmɒkəri/ noun [U]

Translation

› when someone laughs at someone or something in an unkind way

alay, istihza

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make a mockery of sth › to make something seem stupid

gülünç duruma düşürmek, küçük düşürmek

The latest outbreak of fighting makes a mockery of the peace process.1016

(Definition of mockery noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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