Goad and Mock

Goad

Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Mock and goad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mock" instead a verb "Goad".

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Mock verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.

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Goad and mock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goad" instead a verb "Mock".

Nearby Words: mockery, mocking, mocked, mocker, mockingly

man	goad man	mock man
people	goad people	mock people
group	goad group	mock group
brother	goad brother	mock brother
Other words: player, humans, batman, opponents, enemies, heroes.

You Fight Like a Cow: The Turtles constantly mock and goad their opponents in battle.

Source: Film / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aka: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret Of The Ooze
In other, usually more dramatic cases, the villain's motive is to sarcastically mock the hero's claim to the moral high ground, mess with the hero's head, goad him into taking more actions he'll regret, or set him up for the ways of evil.

Source: Your Approval Fills Me with Shame
Spider-Man will either set up in advance or improvise on the spot various traps and goad his enemies into falling into them, and even if he can beat a supervillain in straight combat, he'll joke around and mock them into fury and carelessness to make the fight easier.

Source: Batman Gambit / Comic Books

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