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Definitions for Mocking

[1] to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
[2] to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
[3] to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
[4] to challenge; defy: His actions mock convention.
[5] to deceive, delude, or disappoint.
[6] to use ridicule or derision; scoff; jeer (often followed by at ).
[7] a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
[8] something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
[9] an imitation; counterfeit; fake.
[10] Shipbuilding . a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing. bed(def 23) .
[11] feigned; not real; sham: a mock battle.
[12] mock up , to build a mock-up of.
[13] (when intr, often foll by at ) to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
[14] (tr) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
[15] (tr) to deceive, disappoint, or delude
[16] (tr) to defy or frustrate the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score
[17] the act of mocking
[18] a person or thing mocked
[19] a counterfeit; imitation
[20] (often plural) informal (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
[21] sham or counterfeit
[22] serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes a mock battle ; mock finals

Words related to Mocking

mockderisive, sarcastic, insulting, rude, unkind

Words nearby Mocking

mockmocha stone, mocha ware, mochi, mochica, mochila, mock, mock chicken, mock epic, mock mold, mock moon, mock orange

Origin of Mocking

1400–50; late Middle English mokken < Middle French mocquer

Other words from Mocking

mock·a·ble , adjective
mock·er , noun
mock·ing·ly , adverb
self-mock·ing , adjective
un·mocked , adjective
un·mock·ing , adjective
un·mock·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Mocking

C15: from Old French mocquer

Synonyms for Mocking

derisive, sarcastic, insulting, rude, unkind