As nouns the difference between mockery and bribe
is that
mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision while
bribe is something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
As a verb bribe is
to give a to.
mockery English
Noun
( mockeries)
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
(obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
- The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.
Usage notes
* We often use make a mockery' of someone or something, meaning to ' mock them. See also
Synonyms
* See also
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bribe English
Noun
( en noun)
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
* Hobart
- Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe .
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
* Akenside
- Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.
Synonyms
* See also
Verb
( brib)
To give a to.
* F. W. Robertson
- Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
- to bribe somebody's compliance
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