mockery
zombaria
definition
noun
stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head
teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
translation of 'mockery'
noun
esforço vão,
chacota,
mofa,
escárnio,
arremedo,
zombaria,
troça,
burla,
fingimento
example
For all groups to be subject to open criticism, including 'mockery' and ridicule, has been a great leveller.
‘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.
But amidst society's contempt and 'mockery' , young people built a movement strong enough to make Congress realize the practicality of lowering the voting age.
It's a 'mockery' of the game to play it in forcibly sanitized conditions.
Is it an important step towards reconciliation or a 'mockery' of democracy?
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.
I don't agree with you and therefore I'm only worthy of your derision and 'mockery' .
stung by her 'mockery', Frankie hung his head
To call that a ‘free choice’ is a 'mockery' of language.
For the first time, it seemed, there was no 'mockery' or teasing in George's voice.
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.
Defiant in the faces of her demons, she snarled at their smiles and laughter; glared at their 'mockery' and ridicule.
To conclude, the April 30th referendum is a 'mockery' of democracy and an encore of long-established patterns of political deceit in this country.
Debate the guy, denounce him, subject him to ridicule and 'mockery' at every opportunity.
The more discussion-worthy point, however, is the use of humor as a political weapon - 'mockery' , derision, diminishment.
The action by the local Council has created furore among ramblers, who say that the action was wrong and a 'mockery' of consultation procedures laid down by law.
A few words of 'mockery' and sarcasm might have slipped, but generally, we were certainly not arch rivals.
His voice was absolutely sincere, with no 'mockery' or sarcasm even hinted.
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was 'mockery'
The Labour MP has branded the fines dolled out for breach of disability laws as a 'mockery' of the government's zero tolerance policy.
after a 'mockery' of a trial in London, he was executed
With greetings of hope and yet of sarcastic 'mockery' the crowd cheered his emerging form.
Open sarcasm and 'mockery' entered his voice.
This is of course not a fair and open practice and a 'mockery' of the ‘people's parliament’.
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.
Was it not enough that, like the other insignia, it should be an emblem of scorn and 'mockery' , since that was their aim?
He first tried 'mockery' as he called the characterization ‘the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life.’
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.
Then, in a 'mockery' of the political process, they set up a polling centre amongst the ruins and called it democracy.
Online petitions are a 'mockery' of grassroots democracy.
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