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Mockery vs Mimicry - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between mockery and mimicry

is that mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision while mimicry is the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else.

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

    mimicry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mimickry

    Noun

    (mimicries)
  • the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else
    • They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.
    When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "mimicry")