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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries조롱하다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: joronghada
"그들은 친구를 조롱하는 것을 좋아한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make fun of someone or something in a cruel or derisive way.
"The students often mock their teacher's accent."
- 1
An instance of mocking or derision.
"His comments were met with mockery from his peers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mocks' is derived from the Middle English 'mocken', which comes from the Old French 'moquer', meaning 'to deride or make fun of'. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin 'moccare', meaning 'to jest'. Over time, the term evolved to encompass both the act of mocking and the noun form referring to instances of mockery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mocks" is said worldwide
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Moquer
Transliteration: mɔ.ke
"Ils aiment moquer les erreurs des autres."
Verspotten
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtən
"Sie verspotteten ihn wegen seiner neuen Frisur."
Deridere
Transliteration: de.riˈde.re
"Non è bello deridere gli altri."
Burlarse
Transliteration: buɾˈlarse
"No deberías burlarte de tus compañeros."
Zombar
Transliteration: zõˈbaʁ
"Ele gosta de zombar dos amigos."
उपहास करना
Transliteration: upahās karnā
"उन्हें दूसरों का उपहास करना पसंद नहीं है।"
嘲笑
Transliteration: cháoxiào
"他们喜欢嘲笑别人的错误。"
조롱하다
Transliteration: joronghada
"그들은 친구를 조롱하는 것을 좋아한다."
嘲笑する
Transliteration: ちょうしょうする
"彼らは他人を嘲笑するのが好きです。"
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