Synonyms

laugh at

Idioms

Treat lightly, scoff at. For example, He said the other children all laughed at his jacket, or They stopped laughing at his theory when it proved to be correct. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

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I laughed at my own joke, a move so far beyond cool that my head actually exploded from embarrassment.

From Literature

At any other time, I would have laughed at the way Green made Elliot squirm.

From Literature

"Shame on @deoncole and all those in the audience who laughed at his vile 'jokes'."

From BBC

A fellow student filmed him in a Liverpool bar years before when he reacted after he thought people were laughing at him.

From BBC

Men in the gallery laughed at the barb.

From Los Angeles Times

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