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mockery
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[ˈmɒk(ə)ri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing
(e.g: stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head)
Phrases:
- make a mockery of
Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French moquerie, from mocquer ‘to deride’
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