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Mocking vs Facetious - What's the difference?

mocking | facetious |

As adjectives the difference between mocking and facetious

is that mocking is derisive or contemptuous while facetious is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

As a verb mocking

is .

As a noun mocking

is action of the verb to mock .

mocking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to mock

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • derisive or contemptuous
  • teasing or taunting

    • Derived terms

    * mockingbird * mocking thrush * mocking wren

    facetious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
    • Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious .
  • Pleasantly humorous, jocular.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * facetiously * facetiousness

    External links

    * * * English words that use all vowels in alphabetical order