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Pronunciation / Transliteration: upahaas
"उसके प्रयासों का सबने उपहास उड़ाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at someone or something.
"The corrupt trial made a mockery of the country's judicial system." - 2
An absurd or typical misrepresentation or imitation of something.
"His attempts at cooking resulted in a pathetic mockery of a meal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'mockerie', based on the verb 'moquer' (to mock), with origins tracing back to Middle Dutch or Germanic imitative roots. It evolved through Middle English to denote both the act of ridiculing and an absurdly inadequate imitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mockery" is said worldwide
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moquerie
Transliteration: mo-kʁi
"Leurs commentaires étaient remplis de moquerie."
Spott
Transliteration: ʃpɔt
"Seine Aussagen stießen auf allgemeinen Spott."
scherno
Transliteration: ˈskɛr.no
"Il suo comportamento fu oggetto di scherno."
burla
Transliteration: ˈbuɾ.la
"La propuesta fue recibida con burla."
escarnecer
Transliteration: is.kaɾˈne.seɾ
"Eles fizeram zombaria da decisão."
उपहास
Transliteration: upahaas
"उसके प्रयासों का सबने उपहास उड़ाया।"
嘲弄
Transliteration: cháo nòng
"这种法律成了对正义的嘲弄。"
조롱
Transliteration: jo-rong
"그의 말은 대중의 조롱을 받았다."
嘲笑
Transliteration: chōshō
"彼の態度は皆の嘲笑を買った。"
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