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- [mok hi-roh-ik]
- /mɒk hɪˈroʊ ɪk/
- /mɒk hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mok hi-roh-ik]
- /mɒk hɪˈroʊ ɪk/
Definitions of mock-heroic word
- adjective mock-heroic imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity. 1
- adjective mock-heroic of or relating to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style. 1
- noun mock-heroic an imitation or burlesque of something heroic. 1
- adjective mock-heroic (of a literary work, esp a poem) imitating the style of heroic poetry in order to satirize an unheroic subject, as in Pope's The Rape of the Lock 0
- noun mock-heroic burlesque imitation of the heroic style or of a single work in this style 0
- adjective mock-heroic mocking, or burlesquing, any heroic style, action, or character 0
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Origin of mock-heroic
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15
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Parts of speech for Mock-heroic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mock-heroic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for mock-heroic
noun mock-heroic
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- irony — the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
- satire — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Antonyms for mock-heroic
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