mockery
ਮਜ਼ਾਕ
definition
noun
stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head
teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
example
in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was 'mockery'
It is an anarchic art, rooted in 'mockery' , a ridiculous gesture towards the absurdity of the established order.
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.
Debate the guy, denounce him, subject him to ridicule and 'mockery' at every opportunity.
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.
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.
Online petitions are a 'mockery' of grassroots democracy.
The United States ambassador said the demonstrations were a 'mockery' of the right of protest and freedom of assembly.
For all groups to be subject to open criticism, including 'mockery' and ridicule, has been a great leveller.
Anything's open for ridicule or criticism or 'mockery' .
You undermine minimal democracy itself, and are left with a 'mockery' of political rights.
‘Any conclusion that this is about spying on residents would be a grotesque misunderstanding of the training provided and a 'mockery' of our intentions,’ a trust director said.
More straightforwardly aggressive 12 months ago, yesterday he mixed contempt with pitying 'mockery' .
Is it an important step towards reconciliation or a 'mockery' of democracy?
I don't agree with you and therefore I'm only worthy of your derision and 'mockery' .
It's a 'mockery' of the game to play it in forcibly sanitized conditions.
The more discussion-worthy point, however, is the use of humor as a political weapon - 'mockery' , derision, diminishment.
It would have been a 'mockery' of the British way of life to stand by and let a man like him terrorise me on my own doorstep.
With greetings of hope and yet of sarcastic 'mockery' the crowd cheered his emerging form.
His tone held a hint of 'mockery' and sarcasm when he addressed her as young lady.
‘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.
For the first time, it seemed, there was no 'mockery' or teasing in George's voice.
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.
His voice was absolutely sincere, with no 'mockery' or sarcasm even hinted.
The Labour MP has branded the fines dolled out for breach of disability laws as a 'mockery' of the government's zero tolerance policy.
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.
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.
Defiant in the faces of her demons, she snarled at their smiles and laughter; glared at their 'mockery' and ridicule.
after a 'mockery' of a trial in London, he was executed
stung by her 'mockery', Frankie hung his head
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