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laughed at

VERB

ridicule

Synonyms

WEAK

belittle deride hoot jeer lampoon make fun of mock scoff taunt

Example Sentences

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They laughed at the ups and downs of American campus life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

At first, he says, SDS was getting "laughed at" for bringing in analysis coaches and having multiple training sessions.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

“The chickens never laughed at my jokes,” he said.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis