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noun

mockery

MAH-kuh-ree/ˈmɑːkəri/

Speech or behavior that makes someone or something seem foolish.

The worker's exaggerated imitation turns the presentation into mockery.

An adult office worker contemptuously parodies a colleague's proud presentation stance with exaggerated puffed chest and waving hands, two coworkers snicker while the original presenter watches embarrassed.
Etymology
mockOld Frenchto deride, jeer
+eryOld Frenchaction or practice

The base meant to jeer or treat someone with scorn. Contemptuous imitation belongs to this same idea: copying people as a way of making them ridiculous; the verb’s deeper origin is unknown.

In context

KAI Manhwa Recap50:46
the lich cackled, turned, and waggled its rear at me. Its casting didn t stop. The chant accelerated. The mockery was meant to distract me
They Mocked My Weak Summoner Class—Then I Pulled an SSS Class, SSS Divine Pet, and SSS Talents!

More examples

  • She rejected the mockery.
  • His tone carried mockery.
  • They endured public mockery.

Forms

mockery

mock verb — make someone seem foolish

Similar words

ridicule
The direct general equivalent.
parody
An imitation that may be playful rather than contemptuous.