mock·ery 
/ˈmɑ:kəri/ noun
/ˈmɑ:kəri/ noun 1 [noncount] : behavior or speech that makes fun of someone or something in a hurtful way : mocking behavior or speech
▪ The bright orange house was an object of mockery on our street. [=people mocked the house; people laughed at it and criticized it] ▪ His kind of personality invites mockery. ▪ the children's cruel mockery of each other 2 [singular] : a bad or useless copy of something
▪ The judge's decisions are a mockery of real justice. [=the judge's decisions are very unjust] ◊If you make a mockery of something, you make it seem ridiculous or useless.
▪ The judge's decisions have made a mockery of the legal system. ▪ He's made a mockery of our marriage.
▪ The bright orange house was an object of mockery on our street. [=people mocked the house; people laughed at it and criticized it] ▪ His kind of personality invites mockery. ▪ the children's cruel mockery of each other
▪ The judge's decisions are a mockery of real justice. [=the judge's decisions are very unjust] ◊If you make a mockery of something, you make it seem ridiculous or useless.
▪ The judge's decisions have made a mockery of the legal system. ▪ He's made a mockery of our marriage.
