1. acts of making fun of someone or something in a cruel or contemptuous way
Usage: plural of mockery
2. things that are so bad or inadequate as to seem like parodies or jokes
Usage: plural of mockery

Examples

• The students' cruel mockeries hurt her feelings deeply.
• His constant mockeries of her accent made her self-conscious.
• The trial was criticized as one of many mockeries of justice.
• These so-called safety measures are mockeries of real protection.
• She endured years of mockeries from her classmates.
• The budget cuts turned the programs into mockeries of their former selves.