mock vs ridicule

mock

noun
  • Mockery; the act of mocking. 

  • A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam. 

  • A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing. 

  • An imitation, usually of lesser quality. 

verb
  • To create a mockup or prototype of. 

  • To mimic, to simulate. 

  • To create an artistic representation of. 

  • To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of. 

  • To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt. 

adj
  • Imitation, not genuine; fake. 

ridicule

noun
  • derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour 

  • An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock. 

  • The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. 

  • A small woman's handbag; a reticule. 

verb
  • to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of 

How often have the words mock and ridicule occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )