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Taunting vs Mockery - What's the difference?

taunting | mockery |

As nouns the difference between taunting and mockery

is that taunting is the act of one who taunts while mockery is the action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

As a verb taunting

is .

taunting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who taunts.
  • * 1992 , Rodney D. Olsen, Dancing in Chains: The Youth of William Dean Howells (page 8)
    • Because he often "dwelt in a world of terrors," he was susceptible to the tricks and tauntings of his playmates, who took advantage of his fears.

    Anagrams

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    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