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# mock, ridicule
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## Definition
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To deride or make fun of someone, especially in a cruel way.
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* Mocking often involves taunting someone and laughing at them.
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* To mock someone is to pretend to honor them, but in a way that actually shows contempt for them.
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* A person can also mock someone by imitating that person's words or actions with the intent to embarrass them.
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