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Mockery vs Lampoon - What's the difference?

mockery | lampoon |

As nouns the difference between mockery and lampoon

is that mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision while lampoon is a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

As a verb lampoon is

to satirize or poke fun at.

mockery

English

Noun

(mockeries)
  • The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
  • Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
  • (obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
  • Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
    • The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.

    Usage notes

    * We often use make a mockery' of someone or something, meaning to ' mock them. See also

    Synonyms

    * See also

    lampoon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

    • Derived terms

    * lampoonery

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To satirize or poke fun at.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * lampooner

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