mockery

mockery meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Examples of mockery in a sentence

• The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system.
• Listen, the point was not whether the mockery of the first AirPods was deserved or not.
• This is also a TransPennine Express service which makes a mockery of the word 'express'.

All 25 example sentences with mockery

Forms of mockery

Plural of mockery: mockeries

Origin of mockery

From Middle English mokkery, from Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery and Middle French mocquerie, moquerie, from moquer, moker (“to mock”) + -erie (“-ery”), perhaps from Byzantine Greek μωκός (mōkós, “mocker”), perhaps from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “scheme, plot”). Equivalent to mock + -ery.

Words formed from mockery

• make a mockery of
• make mockery of
• self-mockery

Phrases with mockery

• made mockery of
• makes mockery of
• made a mockery of
• making mockery of
• makes a mockery of
• making a mockery of

Questions about mockery

What does mockery mean?

Mockery means the action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

What is mockery in Hindi?

Mockery in Hindi is उपहास (uphās), खिल्ली (khillī). See Mockery meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is mockery?

Mockery is a noun.

How do you pronounce mockery?

Mockery is pronounced /ˈmɒkəɹi/ (UK).

What is the plural of mockery?

The plural of mockery is mockeries.