All 4 Uses of
mock
in
Death of a Salesman
- Why does Dad mock me all the time?
Act 1 *mock = making fun of
- BIFF: Everything I say there's a twist of mockery on his face.
Act 1mockery = ridicule
- HAPPY: He's not mocking you, he— BIFF: Everything I say there's a twist of mockery on his face.†
Act 1
- The music rises to a mocking frenzy.†
Act 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.