Mock (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
  3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
  4. to challenge; defy: His actions mock convention.
  5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.
verb (used without object)
  1. to use ridicule or derision; scoff; jeer (often followed by at).
noun
  1. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
  2. something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
  3. an imitation; counterfeit; fake.
  4. Shipbuilding.
    • a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
    • bed (def. 23).
adjective
  1. feigned; not real; sham: a mock battle.
Verb Phrases
  1. to build a mock-up of.
verb
  1. to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
  2. to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
  3. to deceive, disappoint, or delude
  4. to defy or frustrate
noun
  1. the act of mocking
  2. a person or thing mocked
  3. a counterfeit; imitation
  4. (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
adjective (prenominal)
  1. sham or counterfeit
  2. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes
Mock (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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