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Imitation vs Mockery - What's the difference?

imitation | mockery |

As nouns the difference between imitation and mockery

is that imitation is the act of imitating while mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

imitation

English

(wikipedia imitation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of imitating.
  • A copy.

    • Antonyms

    * (act of imitating) creation

    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