laughed at

VERB

ridicule

Synonyms

WEAK

belittle deride hoot jeer lampoon make fun of mock scoff taunt

Example Sentences

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This guy was being laughed at for his Atletico Madrid performance, when he gave away two goals and was subtituted after 17 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

He laughed at jokes that no one else understood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If you didn’t read about it in the news, you might have laughed at Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, or a correspondent on “The Daily Show” joking about it.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Men in the gallery laughed at the barb.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

I worked it out in my mind again and again, but I was too timid to wager a guess—what if Aunt Kate and the others laughed at my wild imagination?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan