The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
A satirical work.
A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.