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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Mock disgusted

Hi

Could you please explain the underlined part to me?

"You can't be!" said Sharon, mock disgusted.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Pretending to be disgusted.

— Vorpar

  • Pretending to be disgusted.
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Pretending to be disgusted.
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Thanks, Vorpar.

So which part of speech is mock here? Can we use it like this?

Mike was mock-disgusted to see the house.
He was mock-ignorant of the accident.
The teacher was mock-amused to hear the joke about himself.

Tom
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It's an adjective.

I wouldn't use it in the ways you suggest. In order for it to have meaning, it has to be a show for others:

Mike gave me a look of mock-disgust after he saw the house.
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