Associations to the word «Mockery»

Wiktionary

MOCKERY, noun. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
MOCKERY, noun. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
MOCKERY, noun. (obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
MOCKERY, noun. Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

Dictionary definition

MOCKERY, noun. Showing your contempt by derision.
MOCKERY, noun. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
MOCKERY, noun. Humorous or satirical mimicry.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley