Mockery vs Scold - What's the difference?
mockery | scold |
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.
(obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
To rebuke.
* 1813 , (Pride and Prejudice) , (Jane Austen)
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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between mockery and scold
is that mockery is (obsolete) something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc while scold is (obsolete) a person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.As nouns the difference between mockery and scold
is that mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision while scold is (obsolete) a person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.As a verb scold is
to rebuke.mockery
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Noun
(mockeries)- 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 alsoSynonyms
* See alsoscold
English
Alternative forms
* scould (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her —
- Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes.