| mockery | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing | showing your contempt by derision. |
| ~ derision | contemptuous laughter. |
| n. (communication) | 2. burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. |
| ~ caricature, impersonation, imitation | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. |
| n. (act) | 3. mockery, parody, takeoff | humorous or satirical mimicry. |
| ~ apery, mimicry | the act of mimicking; imitative behavior. |
| deride | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. deride | treat or speak of with contempt.; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics" |
| ~ bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ catcall | utter catcalls at. |
| despise | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. contemn, despise, disdain, scorn | look down on with disdain.; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" |
| ~ detest, hate | dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards.; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" |
| ~ look down on | regard with contempt.; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest" |
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