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mock
in
Ender's Game
(Edited)

Suddenly Peter smiled and clapped his hands together in a mockery of good cheer.
p. 32.5

mockery = something pretended
Day after day, in zero gravity, there are mock battles.
p. 41.9

mock = pretend (not real)
He mocked himself to forestall the mocking comments of anti-semites—
p. 97.5

mocked = made fun of
He mocked himself to forestall the mocking comments of anti-semites—
p. 97.5

mocking = ridiculing (making fun of)
Instead, they mocked and shouted and ridiculed as the Launchies tried to master difficult skills with untrained muscles.
p. 106.3 *

mocked = ridiculed (made fun of)
The mockery was over.
p. 106.8

mockery = disrespectful teasing
She had never seen him speak with such sincerity. With no hint of mockery, no trace of a lie in his voice.
p. 119.4

mockery = playful teasing
He staged mock wars after the first week, savage affairs in the practice room that left everybody exhausted.
p. 149.9 *

mock = pretend (not real)
The buggers had already beaten the main human fleet out in the comet shield, wiping out the earliest starships and making a mockery of human attempts at high strategy—
p. 159.2

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.
p. 221.5

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.
p. 224.5

mocking = teasing (making fun)

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Definitions:

(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 victim

These 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
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less commonly, mock can refer to a way of preparing food. Mockers can be an abbreviation for mockingbirds.

mock in Ender's Game (Edited)

mock
in
Ender's Game
(Edited)