make a mockery of

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make a mockery of (third-person singular simple present makes a mockery of, present participle making a mockery of, simple past and past participle made a mockery of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.
    • 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC:
      After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.
  2. To give a bad name, to act in such a way as to bring ridicule upon that which one represents.
    • 1982 December 11, Ann Gluck, “Common Struggle”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 4:
      The Begin regime has made a mockery of the slogan "Never Again," which to me means a determination to work against another Holocaust occurring against the Jews or any other people.
    • 2023 November 1, Philip Haigh, “TPE must choose the right route to a brighter future”, in RAIL, number 995, page 56:
      This is also a TransPennine Express service which makes a mockery of the word 'express'.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.
    The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system.
    • 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 7:51 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 November 2024:
      and this squadron would include various steamships that made further mockery of the sail-powered slave ships' attempts to evade them.