laugh at en · VERB
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
- To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.
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(transitive) To act uncaring of or dismissive of (something).
Career criminals laugh at minor punishments like those.
The form-letter rejections laughed at all my hard work.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laughs at | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| laughing at | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| laughed at | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| laughed at | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
scoff · jeer · sneer · scoff · scoff · scorn · jibe · scorn · jibe · gird · jibe · fleer · gird · jeer · flout · scorn · flout · laugh at
Translations (9)
grc καταγελάω (to scorn or tease) · fi nauraa (to scorn or tease) · cmn 嘲笑 (to scorn or tease) · pt rir de (to scorn or tease) · ga bí ag magadh faoi (to scorn or tease) · de auslachen (to scorn or tease) · eo mokridi (to scorn or tease) · yi אויסלאַכן (to scorn or tease) · ota گولمك (to scorn or tease)