Mock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.
  • v. To mimic, as in sport or derision. See Synonyms at ridicule.
  • v. To imitate; counterfeit.
  • v. To frustrate the hopes of; disappoint.
  • verb-intransitive. To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.
  • n. The act of mocking.
  • n. Mockery; derision: said it merely in mock.
  • n. An object of scorn or derision.
  • n. An imitation or a counterfeit.
  • adj. Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.
  • ad. In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An imitation, usually with the connotation that it's one of lesser quality.
  • n. Mockery, the act of mocking.
  • n. A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
  • v. To mimic, to simulate.
  • v. To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
  • v. To tantalise, and disappoint (the hopes of).
  • adj. imitation, not genuine (mock turtle soup, mock leather); fake
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
  • v. To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
  • v. To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize.
  • verb-intransitive. To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
  • n. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
  • n. Imitation; mimicry.
  • adj. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To treat derisively or contemptuously; make sport of by mimicry, ridicule, or sarcasm; deride.
  • To simulate, imitate, or mimic; produce a semblance of.
  • To deceive by simulation or pretense: disappoint with false expectation; fool.
  • To set at naught; defy.
  • Synonyms Ridicule, etc. (see taunt), jeer at, gibe at, take off, make game of.
  • Mimic, Ape, etc. See imitate.
  • To delude.
  • To use ridicule or derision; gibe or jeer; flout: often with at.
  • n. Derisive or contemptuous action or speech; also, a bringing into contempt or ridicule.
  • n. That which one derides or mocks.
  • n. Mimicry; imitation.
  • n. A trifle.
  • n. Mock turtle.
  • Feigned; counterfeit; spurious: as, mock heroism; mock modesty; a mock battle.
  • Having close resemblance, as if imitative.
  • n. A root or stump.
  • n. A tuft of sedge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. treat with contempt
  • v. imitate with mockery and derision
  • adj. constituting a copy or imitation of something
  • n. the act of mocking or ridiculing
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    mocked    mocking    mocks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    derision    ridicule   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disappoint    tantalize    ridicule    jeer    taunt    deride    deceive    sneer    jibe    imitation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bach    Bangkok    Bloch    Block    Brock    Doc    Dock    Glock    Iraq    Jacques   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    feign    utmost    heartfelt    inward    genuine    profound    mute    unutterable    mild    with