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mock

2 adjective
     
mock2 [only before noun]
1 not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance etc:
war games with mock battles
a mock interview
mock marble floors
2

mock surprise/horror/indignation etc

surprise etc that you pretend to feel, especially as a joke:
She threw her hands up in mock horror.
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