What does Mocking mean?
Definitions for Mocking
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Princeton's WordNet
derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, tauntingadjective
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
"derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
mocking, teasing, quizzicaladjective
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
"his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
Wiktionary
mockingnoun
action of the verb to mock
mockingadjective
derisive or contemptuous
mockingadjective
teasing or taunting
Wikipedia
mocking
Mockery or mocking is the act of insulting or making light of a person or other thing, sometimes merely by taunting, but often by making a caricature, purporting to engage in imitation in a way that highlights unflattering characteristics. Mockery can be done in a lighthearted and gentle way, but can also be cruel and hateful, such that it "conjures images of corrosion, deliberate degradation, even subversion; thus, 'to laugh at in contempt, to make sport of' (OED)". Mockery appears to be unique to humans, and serves a number of psychological functions, such as reducing the perceived imbalance of power between authority figures and common people. Examples of mockery can be found in literature and the arts.
ChatGPT
mocking
Mocking refers to the act of making fun of, ridiculing or imitating someone or something in a derisive or contemptuous manner, often to expose their follies, weaknesses, or inconsistencies. It can also refer to creating a replica or representation to test or demonstrate something, as in software development.
Webster Dictionary
Mocking
of Mock
Mockingadjective
imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Mocking in a Sentence
How many of you, maybe yourself, have had a big health challenge in your own life? Any of your parents? Any of your children maybe? Can you even imagine if you had a doctor that was mocking your illness or ridiculing that? Well here we are, i would like to think that Dr. Oz may have really lost his way if you're gonna make fun of somebody that had a stroke. But I don't think he ever had his way.
He doesn’t deserve a bond. I don’t think so, i don’t think that’s right. I don’t care if he had no priors. I don’t care. Whatever he did, the way he executed my daughter, and he’s walking the streets like nothing and mocking people. What kind of animal is that?
I don't know if you can find a larger a-- than Jim Acosta. CNN has been engaging in a cover-up of violent crime for quite a while, they did it for political reasons. They did it because they wanted Biden in … Those two clowns Cuomo and Lemon were mocking people who were concerned. They were laughing about it.
Trump mocking Dr. Blasey Ford at a rally makes it clear : if these so-called Senate moderates vote for Kavanaugh now, they are siding with Trump's cruelty over the bravery of a sexual assault survivor.
For those who choose not to, mocking them and punishing them will lead to a more divided America, furthering the discrimination we are already dealing with.
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- السخريةArabic
- uštěpačnýCzech
- hånerDanish
- VerspottungGerman
- διακωμώδησηGreek
- burlónSpanish
- مسخرهPersian
- ivallinen, pilkallinen, ilkkuvaFinnish
- railleurFrench
- aithriseachIrish
- मजाकHindi
- gúnyosHungarian
- mengejekIndonesian
- deridere, beffardo, dileggiare, dileggiante, deridente, burlesco, beffeggiante, schernire, beffeggiareItalian
- לַעֲגָנִיHebrew
- ばかにしいJapanese
- 조롱Korean
- ludibriumLatin
- spotachtigDutch
- erteNorwegian
- szyderczyPolish
- zombeteiroPortuguese
- batjocoritorRomanian
- осмеяниеRussian
- hånfullSwedish
- கேலிTamil
- ซThai
- alaycıTurkish
- осміянняUkrainian
- مذاقUrdu
- mockingVietnamese
- מאַקינגYiddish
- 嘲諷Chinese
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