verb
mock
MAHK/mɑːk/
to make fun of someone or something
One student mocks another singer’s pose while a companion laughs.
Etymology
Old French mocquer already meant deriding or jeering, so the selected sense preserves scornful treatment rather than neutral imitation. The word’s deeper origin is unknown.
In context
who mock him and spit upon him and shame him in his suffering or or do you acknowledge before the Lord
More examples
- They mocked his careful preparations.
- Don't mock someone for asking a question.
- She resented being mocked in front of the class.