All 3 Uses of
ridicule
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Mrs. Dashwood, who could not think a man five years younger than herself, so exceedingly ancient as he appeared to the youthful fancy of her daughter, ventured to clear Mrs. Jennings from the probability of wishing to throw ridicule on his age.†
Chpt 8
- Their attention and wit were drawn off to his more fortunate rival; and the raillery which the other had incurred before any partiality arose, was removed when his feelings began really to call for the ridicule so justly annexed to sensibility.†
Chpt 10
- Such conduct made them of course most exceedingly laughed at; but ridicule could not shame, and seemed hardly to provoke them.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(ridicule) mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so