mockery
/ˈmɒk(ə)ri/
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American sound/ˈmɒk(ə)ri/
mockery
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- Final y vowel sound
moc - ke - ry -> mockery
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ [U] ရယ်သွမ်းသွေးခြင်း။ သရော်ခြင်း။
His smile was full of mockery.
၂။ [C] ~ (of sth) မထီလေးစားပြုခြင်း။ ပြက်ရယ်ပြုခြင်း။ a political system that is a mockery of democracy.
၃။ [sing] ရယ်သွမ်းသွေး စရာ။ သရော်စရာ။
❏ make a mockery of sth [IDM ] မထီလေးစား ပြုသည်။ ပြက်ရယ်ပြုသည်။
The trial made a mockery of justice.
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ridicule, scorn, derision, contempt, disdain, burlesque, butt, caricature, charade, contumely, deception, disparagement, disrespect, farce, gibe, imitation, insult, jeer, jeering, jest, joke, lampoon, laughingstock, mimicry, mock, parody, pretense, sarcasm, scoffing, send-up, sham, spoof, sport, take-off, travesty
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