mockery
penghinaan
definition
noun
stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head
teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
example
What eventually took its place was a travesty of the real thing, a 'mockery' of the power that could raise men to heaven and give them the glimpse of God for which they gladly died.
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was 'mockery'
The part I don't get is why the really dreadful singers set themselves up for scorn and 'mockery' - and they have to know that's what they're in for.
It's a travesty, a 'mockery' of our Constitutional system, and they will not rest until this hideous distortion of all that is good and decent has been ended once and for all.
after a 'mockery' of a trial in London, he was executed
Painful as it seems, and as much as we know that he's going to be found guilty, the trial can't just be a 'mockery' of a real trial.
The more discussion-worthy point, however, is the use of humor as a political weapon - 'mockery' , derision, diminishment.
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was 'mockery'
For all groups to be subject to open criticism, including 'mockery' and ridicule, has been a great leveller.
Debate the guy, denounce him, subject him to ridicule and 'mockery' at every opportunity.
stung by her 'mockery', Frankie hung his head
The United States ambassador said the demonstrations were a 'mockery' of the right of protest and freedom of assembly.
Open sarcasm and 'mockery' entered his voice.
Anything's open for ridicule or criticism or 'mockery' .
His tone held a hint of 'mockery' and sarcasm when he addressed her as young lady.
To call that a ‘free choice’ is a 'mockery' of language.
This dangerous double standard makes a sham and a 'mockery' of the justice system.
‘Too right,’ said Tina, who was the only girl in their year who took politics and inevitably bore the brunt of the boys' 'mockery' and teasing.
A few words of 'mockery' and sarcasm might have slipped, but generally, we were certainly not arch rivals.
It would have been a 'mockery' of the British way of life to stand by and let a man like him terrorise me on my own doorstep.
More straightforwardly aggressive 12 months ago, yesterday he mixed contempt with pitying 'mockery' .
He first tried 'mockery' as he called the characterization ‘the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life.’
Then, in a 'mockery' of the political process, they set up a polling centre amongst the ruins and called it democracy.
Is it an important step towards reconciliation or a 'mockery' of democracy?
To conclude, the April 30th referendum is a 'mockery' of democracy and an encore of long-established patterns of political deceit in this country.
Maybe I've strayed off-topic here, but I think that 'mockery' and derision is, oddly enough, part of the stuff of taking religion seriously.
I don't agree with you and therefore I'm only worthy of your derision and 'mockery' .
Online petitions are a 'mockery' of grassroots democracy.
For the first time, it seemed, there was no 'mockery' or teasing in George's voice.
Was it not enough that, like the other insignia, it should be an emblem of scorn and 'mockery' , since that was their aim?
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