All 11 Uses of
mock
in
Ender's Game
- Suddenly Peter smiled and clapped his hands together in a mockery of good cheer.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- Day after day, in zero gravity, there are mock battles.
Chpt 3 (definition 2) *mock = pretend (not real)
- He mocked himself to forestall the mocking comments of anti-semites. almost everyone he defeated in battle became, at least for a time, a Jew-hater. but he also made sure everyone knew what he was.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- He mocked himself to forestall the mocking comments of anti-semites. almost everyone he defeated in battle became, at least for a time, a Jew-hater. but he also made sure everyone knew what he was.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- Instead, they mocked and shouted and ridiculed as the Launchies tried to master difficult skills with untrained muscles.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)mocked = ridiculed (made fun of)
- The mockery was over.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)mockery = ridicule
- With no hint of mockery, no trace of a lie in his voice.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- He staged mock wars after the first week, savage affairs in the practice room that left everybody exhausted.
Chpt 11 (definition 2)mock = pretend (not real)
- making a mockery of human attempts at high strategy
Chpt 11 (definition 1) *mockery = something that appears ridiculous
- There was no enemy yet, so he divided them into two armies and began a mock battle, commanding both sides so he could control the test that each of his leaders was going through.
Chpt 14 (definition 2)mock = pretend (not real)
- He always left the Giant's body quickly, and when he got to the playground the children were always there, wolven and mocking; they wore faces that he knew.
Chpt 14 (definition 1)mocking = teasing (making fun)
Definitions:
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(1) (mock as in: don't mock me) make fun of (ridicule--sometimes by imitating in an exaggerated manner)
or (more rarely): just to make fun or to be ridiculous without targeting anyone as a victimeditor's notes: These senses of mockery come together when a comedian pokes fun at a politician by pretending to be the politician and saying ridiculous things.
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(2) (mock as in: a mock trial) not real