| VERB | communication | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | mock | imitate with mockery and derision | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | mock | constituting a copy or imitation of something |
| NOUN | act | mock | the act of mocking or ridiculing |
| Sounds | maa'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | constituting a copy or imitation of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "boys in mock battle" | |
| Broader | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
| Spanish | fingido, imitado, simulado | |
| Catalan | artificial, de prova, fingit, imitat, simulat | |
| Meaning | The act of mocking or ridiculing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they made a mock of him" | |
| Broader | derision, ridicule | The act of deriding or treating with contempt / contempt |
| Verbs | mock | imitate with mockery and derision |
| Meaning | treat with contempt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | |
| Synonym | bemock | |
| Narrower | deride | treat or speak of with contempt / contempt / contempt |
| ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule | |
| tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping | |
| Broader | treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way |
| Spanish | burlarse, burlar, menospreciar, ridiculizar | |
| Catalan | fer befa, fer escarni, mofar-se | |
| Nouns | mocker | someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt / contempt or calls out in derision |
| mockery | showing your contempt / contempt by derision | |
| Meaning | imitate with mockery and derision. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" | |
| Narrower | caricature, ape | represent / represent in or produce a caricature of |
| impersonate | represent another person with comic intentions | |
| spoof, burlesque, parody | make a parody of | |
| Broader | imitate, copy, simulate | Reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
| Spanish | burlarse, escarnecer, mofarse | |
| Catalan | fer befa, fer escarni, mofar-se | |
| Nouns | mock | the act of mocking or ridiculing |
| mocker | someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt / contempt or calls out in derision | |
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