mockeries

Definition of mockeriesnext
plural of mockery
1
as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the predetermined outcome of the hearings made them a mockery of true justice

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as in ridicules
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something insulted by their mockery of his mannerisms

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Noun
  • O'Brien then recalled his time on The Harvard Lampoon, his alma mater's humor publication also known for its parodies of magazines.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Each of the first three episodes takes place in a different decade and parodies a different generational style of sitcom.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Williams plays his colleague Gaby, best friend to his dead wife and a ball of passion and dirty jokes.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That’s a compliment, of course, as these are very, very funny jokes.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Side-characters like Murray should have been written out before becoming caricatures.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Some of the Catholic and Jewish characters are caricatures, too, but this anonymous ideologue is a bit too understated for someone wanting to conscript another into deadly service and could benefit from the absurdist flair Cash deploys elsewhere.
    Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But the companies aren’t led by fools.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Both James Cameron and Apple Studios have made fools of those who have discounted them, but the blockbuster director has just done so more often.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Mockeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mockeries. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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