to mock
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3.4
- verb
- /mɑk/
- Offensive
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- Just once, I would like not to be mocked for my lack of athletic prowess.
- critics mock
- seem to mock
- gently mock
So I don't, I don't, I don't mock them for being overconfident.
- So I don't, I don't, I don't mock them for being overconfident.
- Anything you bring up is either mocked or minimized.
- That would be his legacy, but now he was attacked, mocked, ridiculed, and ignored.
- And I feel that he thought I was maybe mocking travellers by saying that.
- But you think my Jesus would want me to condemn, mock or dismiss or disrespect them?
- Would you be prepared to mock the Prophet Muhammad in jest?
- And then he went, oh, and he said that you had mocked him for his weight.
- OK, I'm sorry, but you have to mock these people like who sits around.
- Yes, yes, I was mocked and abused, but in the best ways.
- And then he mocks me for when I used to catch as well.
Examples
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When she was gone, Shimmy Kwestel mocked her in a sing-song voice.
Fiction book (1991) -
As a youth I was often mocked for my love of poetry and solitude.
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Then you just learn how to mock someone.
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Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your memory.
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He's a disruptive influence and he openly mocks me in front of the class.
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The students often mock their teacher's accent during class.
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He tends to mock her fashion choices, making her feel self-conscious.
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In the film, the villain mocks the hero's attempts to save the day with sarcastic remarks.
Synonyms
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2.0
To make fun of someone in a mean way to show they are silly
307
2.3
Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed
108
4.6
To make someone look silly in a mean way so others laugh at them
80
2.9
Say something funny, often unkind, about someone or something
77
3.1
To copy someone's actions or voice to make people laugh
57
6.5
To say or do things to show you do not respect someone
33
5.5
To make fun of someone in a joking way, often in public
26
7.8
To make fun of someone in a cruel way
25
3.9
To make jokes about someone to make them look silly
23
3.4
To make jokes about someone, sometimes to be playful and sometimes to be unkind
21
6.7
To treat something as silly and show no respect
16
4.2
To copy someone in a funny way
15
5.3
To copy the style of someone or something to make it funny by exaggerating features
14
6.2
To laugh at someone and shout rude words to show you do not respect them
9
7.2
To make fun of people or ideas to show their faults, often by using exaggeration
8
7.7
To publicly make fun of a person or group by copying their style
7
6.6
To draw or act like someone while making their features bigger to be funny
5
6.3
Imitate something in a funny way to make people laugh
4
8.1
To make quick, unfair critical remarks about someone or their ideas
2
5.0
To copy someone's actions to make a joke
2
7.5
To laugh at someone and say unkind things about them
1
9.6
Say things in a way that shows the opposite of what you mean
To make fun of someone in a cruel way
To imitate someone in a funny, exaggerated way to make fun of them
Laugh at someone or treat something serious as a joke
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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4.3
A sweater or top with a short tight collar that stands up and does not fold over
- South African
A shrub with a thick, fleshy stem and bright pink and white flowers that bloom after the leaves fall
A short soft collar that stands up around the neck and is sewn to the top
How Mocking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mock comes from the old French moquer, which meant 'to laugh at' or 'scoff'. Think of a mockingbird that copies sounds to tease — so to mock someone is to copy or imitate them to make fun of them.