All 20 Uses of
ridicule
in
War and Peace
- Prince Andrew gaily bore with his father's ridicule of the new men, and drew him on and listened to him with evident pleasure.†
Chpt 1 *
- The infantry who had been stopped crowded near the bridge in the trampled mud and gazed with that particular feeling of ill-will, estrangement, and ridicule with which troops of different arms usually encounter one another at the clean, smart hussars who moved past them in regular order.†
Chpt 2
- He saw that his championship of the doctor's wife in her queer trap might expose him to what he dreaded more than anything in the world—to ridicule; but his instinct urged him on.†
Chpt 2
- It would be particularly pleasant to him to dishonor my name and ridicule me, just because I have exerted myself on his behalf, befriended him, and helped him.†
Chpt 4
- "I am afraid," said Pierre, smiling, and wavering between the confidence the personality of the Freemason inspired in him and his own habit of ridiculing the Masonic beliefs—"I am afraid I am very far from understanding—how am I to put it?†
Chpt 5
- But as soon as he thought of what he should say, he felt that Prince Andrew with one word, one argument, would upset all his teaching, and he shrank from beginning, afraid of exposing to possible ridicule what to him was precious and sacred.†
Chpt 5
- The faces of the unimportant people awaiting their turn for an audience showed embarrassment and servility; the faces of those of higher rank expressed a common feeling of awkwardness, covered by a mask of unconcern and ridicule of themselves, their situation, and the person for whom they were waiting.†
Chpt 6
- It seemed that in this company the insignificance of those people was so definitely accepted that the only possible attitude toward them was one of good humored ridicule.†
Chpt 6
- Princess Mary had two passions and consequently two joys—her nephew, little Nicholas, and religion—and these were the favorite subjects of the prince's attacks and ridicule.†
Chpt 6
- Prince Nicholas had always ridiculed medicine, but latterly on Mademoiselle Bourienne's advice had allowed this doctor to visit him and had grown accustomed to him.†
Chpt 8
- She looked at the faces of the audience, seeking in them the same sense of ridicule and perplexity she herself experienced, but they all seemed attentive to what was happening on the stage, and expressed delight which to Natasha seemed feigned.†
Chpt 8
- In that circle the Moscow enthusiasm—news of which had reached Petersburg simultaneously with the Emperor's return—was ridiculed sarcastically and very cleverly, though with much caution.†
Chpt 10
- It is all because we want to ape the foolish enthusiasm of those Muscovites," Prince Vasili continued, forgetting for a moment that though at Helene's one had to ridicule the Moscow enthusiasm, at Anna Pavlovna's one had to be ecstatic about it.†
Chpt 10
- Bezukhov est ridicule, but he is so kind and good-natured.†
Chpt 10
- In spite of his absent-mindedness and good nature, Pierre's personality immediately checked any attempt to ridicule him to his face.†
Chpt 10
- "But it's impossible…." declared the gentlemen of the suite, shrugging their shoulders but not venturing to utter the implied word—le ridicule….†
Chpt 11
- "Du sublime (he saw something sublime in himself) au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas," * said he.†
Chpt 14
- Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas.†
Chpt 14
- Anticipation that the failure of the Petersburg Berezina plan would be attributed to Kutuzov led to dissatisfaction, contempt, and ridicule, more and more strongly expressed.†
Chpt 15
- The ridicule and contempt were of course expressed in a respectful form, making it impossible for him to ask wherein he was to blame.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(ridicule) mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so