Jeer vs. Mock — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Jeer and Mock
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Jeer
To speak or shout derisively; mock.
Mock
Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
Opposition MPs mocked the government's decision
Jeer
To abuse vocally; taunt
Jeered the speaker off the stage.
Mock
Make a replica or imitation of something.
Jeer
A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
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Mock
Not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive
Jim threw up his hands in mock horror
A mock-Georgian red brick house
Jeer
A mocking remark or reflection.
Mock
Mock examinations
Obtaining Grade A in mocks
Jeer
(nautical) A gear; a tackle.
Mock
An object of derision
He has become the mock of all his contemporaries
Jeer
An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
Mock
To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride
Was mocked for contradicting himself.
Mocked her superficial understanding of the issues.
Jeer
To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
Mock
To imitate in fun or derision
Mocked his high-pitched voice.
Jeer
To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.
Mock
To mimic or resemble closely
A whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.
Jeer
A gear; a tackle.
Mock
To frustrate the hopes or intentions of
"The massive blister mocked my efforts" (Willie Morris).
Jeer
A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
Midas, exposed to all their jeers,Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
Mock
To cause to appear irrelevant, ineffectual, or impossible
"The Depression mocked the Puritan assumption that failure in life was the wages of sin when even the hardest-working, most pious husbands began to lose hope" (Walter McDougall).
Jeer
To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer.
Mock
To express scorn or ridicule; jeer
They mocked at the idea.
Jeer
To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves.
Mock
The act of mocking.
Jeer
Showing your contempt by derision
Mock
An object of scorn or derision
Became the mock of his associates.
Jeer
Laugh at with contempt and derision;
The crowd jeered at the speaker
Mock
Simulated; false; sham
A mock battle.
Mock
In an insincere or pretending manner
Mock sorrowful.
Mock
An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Mock
; the act of mocking.
Mock
A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam.
Mock
(software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, mock object, as used in unit testing.
Mock
To mimic, to simulate.
Mock
(rare) To create an artistic representation of.
Mock
To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
Mock
To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
Mock
To create a mockup or prototype of.
Mock
Imitation, not genuine; fake.
Mock leather
Mock trial
Mock turtle-soup
Mock
To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
To see the life as lively mocked as everStill sleep mocked death.
Mocking marriage with a dame of France.
Mock
To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud.
Let not ambition mock their useful toil.
Mock
To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.
Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies.
He will not . . . Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.
Mock
To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
She had mocked at his proposal.
Mock
An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Fools make a mock at sin.
Mock
Imitation; mimicry.
Mock
Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.
That superior greatness and mock majesty.
Mock
The act of mocking or ridiculing;
They made a mock of him
Mock
Treat with contempt;
The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
Mock
Imitate with mockery and derision;
The children mocked their handicapped classmate
Mock
Constituting a copy or imitation of something;
Boys in mock battle
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