All 5 Uses of
mock
in
Brave New World
- "They say, they say," mocked Lenina.†
p. 45.1 *mocked = made fun of
- The mockery made him feel an outsider; and feeling an outsider he behaved like one, which increased the prejudice against him and intensified the contempt and hostility aroused by his physical defects.†
p. 65.2mockery = something that is ridiculous
- The singing words mocked him derisively.†
p. 209.5mocked = made fun of
- They had mocked him through his misery and remorse, mocked him with how hideous a note of cynical derision!†
p. 210.2
- They had mocked him through his misery and remorse, mocked him with how hideous a note of cynical derision!†
p. 210.2
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 victimThese senses of mockery come together when a comedian pokes fun at a politician by pretending to be the politician and saying ridiculous things. -
(2)
(mock as in: a mock trial) not real
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, mock can refer to a way of preparing food. Mockers can be an abbreviation for mockingbirds.