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make a mockery of

make a mockery of verb: to mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.

Verb

make a mockery of (third-person singular simple present makes a mockery of, present participle making a mockery of, simple past and past participle made a mockery of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.
    • After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC
  2. To give a bad name, to act in such a way as to bring ridicule upon that which one represents.
    • The Begin regime has made a mockery of the slogan "Never Again," which to me means a determination to work against another Holocaust occurring against the Jews or any other people.1982 December 11, Ann Gluck, “Common Struggle”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 4
    • This is also a TransPennine Express service which makes a mockery of the word 'express'.2023 November 1, Philip Haigh, “TPE must choose the right route to a brighter future”, in RAIL, number 995, page 56
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.
    • The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system.
    • […]and this squadron would include various steamships that made further mockery of the sail-powered slave ships' attempts to evade them.2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 7:51 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024

make a mockery of meaning in Bengali

make a mockery of in Bengali

উপহাস করা, বিদ্রূপ করা, অনুকরণ করা, দুর্নাম করা, সহজেই পরাজিত করা

Forms of make a mockery of

third-person singular presentmakes a mockery of
present participlemaking a mockery of
past participlemade a mockery of
pastmade a mockery of
alternative formmake mockery of

Questions about make a mockery of

What does make a mockery of mean?
Make a mockery of means to mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.
What is make a mockery of in Bengali?
Make a mockery of in Bengali is উপহাস করা, বিদ্রূপ করা, অনুকরণ করা. See Make a mockery of meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is make a mockery of?
Make a mockery of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a mockery of?
The past tense of make a mockery of is made a mockery of.

Words near make a mockery of in the dictionary

  1. make a long arm
  2. make a mark
  3. make a meal of
  4. make a meal out of
  5. make a mistake
  6. make a mockery of
  7. make a monkey of
  8. make a monkey out of
  9. make a mountain out of a molehill
  10. make a move
  11. make a muscle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make a mockery of (page history and authors); make a mockery of (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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