I discovered a bit of ridicule, the ridicule of the infidels, but I didn`t care. He could go no further, for it seemed ridiculous, as a consolation, to suggest that fourteen years would end. But this delightful book has much more to mind than the ridiculous. The noun mockery means to mock or deceive someone. Making fun of your history teacher is reckless just before he marks your midterm exams. For all your ridiculousness and ridicule, that you always knew that I loved you as a man loves a decent woman. Football coaches at all levels have mocked mask wearing, with the NFL imposing hefty fines on coaches who strip their noses and mouths, and some university conferences threatening to moor schools for up to $1 million. Rodimer intervened hours before the deadline and drew mockery from Republicans. Delight in cheerfulness as Borat ridicules a pair of Rubes with a Don`t Tread on Me flag who were kind enough to welcome him amid the Covid-19 outbreak! Our mockery of the celebrity world helps us escape the decadence that feeds the soul and hides within us. In its lawsuit, the Justice Department argues that Facebook`s hiring practices have made a mockery of these requirements. He straightened up, twisted his mustache and met her eyes—they were quite sad and tired—with the unscrupulous mockery of his own scruples. Ridicule means mocking or mocking someone or something.

The act of mockery often involves copying someone`s behavior or language so that it appears absurd, like a parody. For example, comedians often laugh with derision by pretending to be famous politicians and exaggerating the way they speak or gesticulate. The phrase “mocking oneself” means making something look stupid or absurd, even if it`s not the intention — like a process that ridicules justice.” He didn`t like her cynical way of seeing things, nor did he understand her mockery of current morality. It is a mockery of these rules to say that misuse of funds to decorate your office, for example, is punishable, but trying to reverse an election and incite rioters is not. The mockery comes from a place unencumbered by history and untouched by the present. A mockery of a government – a disgrace to the official office – a parody of the position taken. “How interesting,” he says with a hint of derision. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your go-to guide to problems in English. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.