make a mockery of

Definitions

1. 1

   To mock

   To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.

   • After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.
2. 2

   To give a bad name, to act in such a way as to bring ridicule upon that which one…

   To give a bad name, to act in such a way as to bring ridicule upon that which one represents.

   • The Begin regime has made a mockery of the slogan "Never Again," which to me means a determination to work against another Holocaust occurring against the Jews or any other people.
   • This is also a TransPennine Express service which makes a mockery of the word 'express'.
3. 3

   To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.

   • The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system.
   • […]and this squadron would include various steamships that made further mockery of the sail-powered slave ships' attempts to evade them.
   • England played with style and superiority, showing the levels Tuchel insisted they would, making a mockery of the threat most observers thought Serbia would provide.

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