Act and Mockery

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Mockery and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mockery" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Mockery noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

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Act and mockery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Mockery".

Nearby Words: mock, mocking, mocker, mockingly

common	common act	common mockery
blatant	blatant act	blatant mockery
brutal	brutal act	brutal mockery
simple	simple act	simple mockery
Other adjectives: massive, evil, little, cruel, deliberate, horrific.

She follows this almost immediately by reading the riot act to the tavern's patrons for their mockery of Cinder.

Source: Literature / Lunar Chronicles
Also, Po's thoughts on the ridiculousness of people (read: shippers) who insisted on pairing him and Tigress up act as a great bit of mockery toward the author's own Tai/Tigress pairing.

Source: Fan Fic / Different Tales Different Lessons
In "Dragons", the cool-headed Hanzo has an increase in rage whenever he hears anyone mentioning Genji, as he sees it as an act of mockery to his brother's memory.

Source: Video Game / Overwatch

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