mockery
مذاق
definition
noun
stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head
teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
example
This is of course not a fair and open practice and a 'mockery' of the ‘people's parliament’.
To conclude, the April 30th referendum is a 'mockery' of democracy and an encore of long-established patterns of political deceit in this country.
stung by her 'mockery', Frankie hung his head
For all groups to be subject to open criticism, including 'mockery' and ridicule, has been a great leveller.
Then, in a 'mockery' of the political process, they set up a polling centre amongst the ruins and called it democracy.
after a 'mockery' of a trial in London, he was executed
His voice was absolutely sincere, with no 'mockery' or sarcasm even hinted.
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.
You undermine minimal democracy itself, and are left with a 'mockery' of political rights.
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 Labour MP has branded the fines dolled out for breach of disability laws as a 'mockery' of the government's zero tolerance policy.
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.
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.
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was 'mockery'
It's a 'mockery' of the game to play it in forcibly sanitized conditions.
It is an anarchic art, rooted in 'mockery' , a ridiculous gesture towards the absurdity of the established order.
I don't agree with you and therefore I'm only worthy of your derision and 'mockery' .
after a 'mockery' of a trial in London, he was executed
Is it an important step towards reconciliation or a 'mockery' of democracy?
The United States ambassador said the demonstrations were a 'mockery' of the right of protest and freedom of assembly.
A few words of 'mockery' and sarcasm might have slipped, but generally, we were certainly not arch rivals.
Defiant in the faces of her demons, she snarled at their smiles and laughter; glared at their 'mockery' and ridicule.
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.
Open sarcasm and 'mockery' entered his voice.
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.
With greetings of hope and yet of sarcastic 'mockery' the crowd cheered his emerging form.
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.
He first tried 'mockery' as he called the characterization ‘the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life.’
For the first time, it seemed, there was no 'mockery' or teasing in George's voice.
More recently the hotel descended into a 'mockery' of its former self, snobbish for snobbery's sake, until rescued in 1995.
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