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# mockery

«mockery» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (mockery, mockeries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#m1)

2) Something so bad or unfair that it seems a silly copy of the real thing: the trial was a mockery of justice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#m2)

3) make a mockery of: to make something seem stupid or pointless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means scorn and unkind jeering, here by wicked people who mock the psalmist with cruel talk. Interpretation: The psalm is read as the prayer of a righteous person who is attacked by enemies and asks God to defend him. In the primary lessons: In stories, a character faces «mockery» from bullies; in anti-bullying lessons, mockery is a form of unkindness. In news, «a mockery» means something was done so badly it is ridiculous. Phrases: make a mockery of, a mockery of justice, face mockery.

### examples

- With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth. (Writings PSA.35.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x1)
- The new boy faced mockery because of his accent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x2)
- Mockery can hurt as much as hitting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x3)
- Cheating makes a mockery of the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x4)
- The badly run election was a mockery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x5)
- She ignored their mockery and kept dancing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x6)
- His laugh was full of mockery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x7)
- The rules are a mockery if nobody follows them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/#x8)

### note

Mostly uncountable; «a mockery of» is a fixed phrase. Related: mock (verb: to make fun of; noun UK: a practice exam, «mocks»), mocking (adjective).

### In the corpora

- [With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.545/)
- [The mockery aims at the unfairness, not the person: "Oh, the invisible sheet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards/8/)
- [The mockery hits the excuse, not the loser: "Your controller works.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mockery» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mockery/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.