All 6 Uses of
ridicule
in
Pride and Prejudice
- I hope I never ridicule what is wise and good.†
p. 56.4 *
- But it has been the study of my life to avoid those weaknesses which often expose a strong understanding to ridicule.†
p. 56.6
- That his two sisters and Mr. Darcy, however, should have such an opportunity of ridiculing her relations, was bad enough, and she could not determine whether the silent contempt of the gentleman, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were more intolerable.†
p. 99.9ridiculing = mocking (making fun of)
- and yet you can treat the mention of his misfortune with contempt and ridicule.†
p. 187.9
- Never, even in the company of his dear friends at Netherfield, or his dignified relations at Rosings, had she seen him so desirous to please, so free from self-consequence or unbending reserve, as now, when no importance could result from the success of his endeavors, and when even the acquaintance of those to whom his attentions were addressed would draw down the ridicule and censure of the ladies both of Netherfield and Rosings.†
p. 251.4
- There was nothing of presumption or folly in Bingley that could provoke his ridicule, or disgust him into silence; and he was more communicative, and less eccentric, than the other had ever seen him.†
p. 327.3
Definition:
mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so