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mockery
What does mockery mean?
mockery (noun): showing your contempt by derision.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce mockery?
/ˈmɑkəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mockery come from?
From Middle English mokkery, from Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery and Middle French mocquerie, moquerie.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to mockery
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “mockery” mean?
an indefinite amount of something
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showing your contempt by derision
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a positive motivational influence
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a middle way between two extremes
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