All 3 Uses of
mock
in
Antigone
- 'Tis a sad mockery, if indeed I mock.†
*mockery = something that is ridiculous OR the teasing of someone in a disrespectful manner
- 'Tis a sad mockery, if indeed I mock.†
- Ye mock me.†
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.