mockery vs sneering

mockery

noun
  • 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. 

sneering

noun
  • The act of one who sneers. 

adj
  • contemptful 

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