mock (m?k) Pronunciation Key
v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks
v. tr.
To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.
To mimic, as in sport or derision. See Synonyms at ridicule.
To imitate; counterfeit.
To frustrate the hopes of; disappoint.
v. intr.
To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.
n.
The act of mocking.
Mockery; derision: said it merely in mock.
An object of scorn or derision.
An imitation or a counterfeit.
adj. Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.
adv. In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.
[Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer.]
mock'er n., mock'ing·ly adv.