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# mockery

noun (mockery, mockeries)

«mockery» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#m1)
2. Something so bad or unfair that it seems a silly copy of the real thing: the trial was a mockery of justice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#m2)
3. make a mockery of: to make something seem stupid or pointless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, a character faces «mockery» from bullies; in anti-bullying lessons, mockery is a form of unkindness. In news, «a mockery» means something was done so badly it is ridiculous. Phrases: make a mockery of, a mockery of justice, face mockery.

### Examples

- The new boy faced mockery because of his accent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x1)
- Mockery can hurt as much as hitting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x2)
- Cheating makes a mockery of the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x3)
- The badly run election was a mockery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x4)
- She ignored their mockery and kept dancing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x5)
- His laugh was full of mockery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x6)
- The rules are a mockery if nobody follows them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/#x7)

### Note

Mostly uncountable; «a mockery of» is a fixed phrase. Related: mock (verb: to make fun of; noun UK: a practice exam, «mocks»), mocking (adjective).

## In Jewish tradition

It means scorn and unkind jeering, here by wicked people who mock the psalmist with cruel talk.

**Interpretation.** The psalm is read as the prayer of a righteous person who is attacked by enemies and asks God to defend him.

### Examples

- With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth. (Writings PSA.35.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x1)

### Note

Mostly uncountable; «a mockery of» is a fixed phrase. Related: mock (verb: to make fun of; noun UK: a practice exam, «mocks»), mocking (adjective).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mockery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mockery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mockery.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «mockery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mockery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mockery.html) on Mova free.