Mockery

noun

/ˈmɒkəɹi/

Word Frequency: 1.7

Definitions

1.nounThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

2.nounSomething so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.

3.nounSomething insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.

4.nounMimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

"The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice."

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