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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock
Instead of manufacturing outrage at the source, why not just get a dictionary and look up the definitions of the word?
mock 1 of 4 verb
ˈmäk ˈmȯk
mocked; mocking; mocks
Synonyms of mock
transitive verb
1: to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
Men mock the gods until they need them …— Leigh Bardugo
2: to disappoint the hopes of
… for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures.— Dwight D. Eisenhower
3: defy, challenge
… the unstable, strange new world of subatomic particles that mock all attempts at understanding.— Philip Howard
4 a: to imitate (someone or something) closely : mimic
… a mockingbird was mocking a cardinal.— Nelson Hayes
b: to mimic in sport or derision
followed the old man along the street mocking his gait
intransitive verb
: jeer, scoff
She … mocked at his piety as affectation …— Ferdinand Schevill
mocker noun
mockingly ˈmä-kiŋ-lē ˈmȯ-
adverb
mock 2 of 4 noun
1: an act of ridicule or derision : jeer
2: one that is an object of derision or scorn
3: mockery
4
a: an act of imitation
b: something made as an imitation
mock 3 of 4 adjective
1: not based on real or honest feelings : feigned
We opened our mouths in mock surprise.
2: done, performed, or created to look genuine : simulated
a mock trial
a group of history buffs engaging in mock battles
mock 4 of 4 adverb
: in an insincere or counterfeit manner
—usually used in combination
mock-serious
ˈmäk ˈmȯk
mocked; mocking; mocks
Synonyms of mock
transitive verb
1: to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
Men mock the gods until they need them …— Leigh Bardugo
2: to disappoint the hopes of
… for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures.— Dwight D. Eisenhower
3: defy, challenge
… the unstable, strange new world of subatomic particles that mock all attempts at understanding.— Philip Howard
4 a: to imitate (someone or something) closely : mimic
… a mockingbird was mocking a cardinal.— Nelson Hayes
b: to mimic in sport or derision
followed the old man along the street mocking his gait
intransitive verb
: jeer, scoff
She … mocked at his piety as affectation …— Ferdinand Schevill
mocker noun
mockingly ˈmä-kiŋ-lē ˈmȯ-
adverb
mock 2 of 4 noun
1: an act of ridicule or derision : jeer
2: one that is an object of derision or scorn
3: mockery
4
a: an act of imitation
b: something made as an imitation
mock 3 of 4 adjective
1: not based on real or honest feelings : feigned
We opened our mouths in mock surprise.
2: done, performed, or created to look genuine : simulated
a mock trial
a group of history buffs engaging in mock battles
mock 4 of 4 adverb
: in an insincere or counterfeit manner
—usually used in combination
mock-serious
Instead of manufacturing outrage at the source, why not just get a dictionary and look up the definitions of the word?
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