mockery
noun
[ ˈmɒk(ə)ri ]
• teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing.
• "stung by her mockery, Frankie hung his head"
Similar:
ridicule,
derision,
jeering,
sneering,
contempt,
scorn,
scoffing,
joking,
teasing,
taunting,
sarcasm,
ragging,
chaffing,
jibing,
chiacking,
kidding,
kidology,
ribbing,
joshing,
winding up,
taking the mickey,
goofing,
razzing,
taking the piss,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French moquerie, from mocquer ‘to deride’.
