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Gespött — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • derision noun Scornful mockery of someone or something.
  • 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 Scornful mockery of someone or something.
  2. noun A person or thing that others mock or make fun of.

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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