The meaning of MOCKERY is insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision. How to use mockery in a sentence.

MOCKERY definition: ridicule, contempt, or derision. See examples of mockery used in a sentence.

Define mockery. mockery synonyms, mockery pronunciation, mockery translation, English dictionary definition of mockery. n. pl. mock·er·ies 1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; …

to make something seem silly or without effect. The trial made a mockery of justice. Definition of mockery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, …

Idiom make a mockery of something (Definition of mockery from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If you make a mockery of something, you make it seem ridiculous or useless. The judge's decisions have made a mockery of the legal system. He's made a mockery of our marriage.

Feb 18, 2025 · mockery (countable and uncountable, plural mockeries) The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing …

mockery, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Mockery definition: Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.

make a mockery of, [~ + object] to make (something) seem foolish: The criminal made a mockery of all the attempts to grant him leniency, because he went right out and committed more crimes.