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Meaning of 'mock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mock [ a.]
- Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.
2 . Mock [ n.]
- An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
- Imitation; mimicry.
3 . Mock [ v. i.]
- To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
4 . Mock [ v. t.]
- To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
- To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
- To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.

Meaning of 'mock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mock [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of mocking or ridiculing
Example in sentence:
  • they made a mock of him
2 . mock [ v]
Meaning (2):
- imitate with mockery and derision
Example in sentence:
  • The children mocked their handicapped classmate
Meaning (3):
- treat with contempt
Example in sentence:
  • The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
4 . mock [ s]
Meaning (4):
- constituting a copy or imitation of something
Example in sentence:
  • boys in mock battle

Nearby Words:

moccasin moccasined mocha moche mochel mochila mockable mockado mockadour mockage

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