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Meanings of mockery in English
Portuguese
zombaria Act of insulting or making light, often using caricature.
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Usage of mockery in English
1
Though affectionate mockery is nothing new, the golden age was relatively recently.
2
It seems such a mockery; but if she wishes it; and Arthur-
3
Thirty-two percent thought he would make a mockery of the political process.
4
I could sense it the same way I'd felt its mockery earlier.
5
But perhaps Falcao should be the subject of sympathy rather than mockery.
6
Makes an absolute mockery of all the real stories of domestic violence.
7
The horse-chestnut tree in the yard is not a mockery to her.
8
The only way to talk about this is with heaps of self-mockery.
9
The unseen singer never knew the mockery of the song she sang.
10
However, he did the natural thing: he replied with bluster and mockery.
11
And the absence of any personal hatred made this mockery more hideous.
12
Democracy exists in name, but systemic inequality makes a mockery of it.
13
The doctrine is often referred to among us in terms of mockery.
14
Again came the mockery of news to call him to fresh enquiries.
15
The helm was a mockery, and the boat running for the reefs.
16
The smile turned down with a little gentle mockery in its lines.
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Mockery through the time
Mockery across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common