mockery

noun4

1. •
   The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
2. •
   Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

   • The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.
3. •
   Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
4. •
   (no longer used) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc.