Mock and Rebuke

Mock

Mock verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.

Rebuke and mock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rebuke" instead a verb "Mock".

Nearby Words: mockery, mocking, mocked, mocker, mockingly

Rebuke

Rebuke verb - To criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault.
Usage example: the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college

Mock and rebuke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mock" instead a verb "Rebuke".

Nearby Words: rebuked, rebuking

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

character mock character rebuke character
people mock people rebuke people
time mock time rebuke time
anyone mock anyone rebuke anyone
Other words: player.
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