The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.
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A place where apes are kept.
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An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture.
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The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
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The act of imitating.
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Alt. of Impersonification
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The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
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To mock; to ridicule.
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To mock; to ridicule.
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The writer of a lampoon.
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The writer of a lampoon.
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A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one sub…
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A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one sub…
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Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling…
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A gear; a tackle.
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of Jeer
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A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
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A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one sub…
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A lampoon or satirical writing.
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Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
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of Scoff
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Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
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