Gespött — meaning in English

English meaning

• derision noun Act of treating with disdain.
• mockery noun Ridicule; the act of making fun of someone or something.

Senses

Gespött is used for these senses in English:

• derision Act of treating with disdain.
• laughing stock (idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.
• mockery Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.

derision — full definition

1. noun Act of treating with disdain.
2. noun Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

mockery — full definition

1. noun Ridicule; the act of making fun of someone or something.
2. noun A poor or insulting imitation of something, so bad it invites ridicule.

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