"make a mockery of" meaning in English

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      "form": "making a mockery of",
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      "form": "made a mockery of",
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      "form": "made a mockery of",
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          "ref": "2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC",
          "text": "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.",
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        {
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          "text": "This is also a TransPennine Express service which makes a mockery of the word 'express'.",
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        "To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt."
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          "ridicule",
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        [
          "imitate",
          "imitate#English"
        ],
        [
          "contempt",
          "contempt#English"
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt."
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        {
          "text": "The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system."
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        "To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate."
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate."
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          "ridicule",
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          "imitate",
          "imitate#English"
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          "contempt",
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