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The correct spelling is mockery.
How to pronounce mockery
noun
IPA: /ˈmɒkəɹi/
Say it like: Mok-eree
The correct spelling is mockery. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. For example: "The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice."
Usage Examples
“The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
- 2.Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
- 3.Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
- 4.Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
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