1. (

• mock ,
• bemock

) treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" ;

2. (

• mock ,

) imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" ;

1. (

• derisive ,
• gibelike ,
• jeering ,
• mocking ,
• taunting

) abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" ;

2. (

• mocking ,
• teasing ,
• quizzical

) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell ;