laugh at

VERB

ridicule

Synonyms

WEAK

belittle deride hoot jeer lampoon make fun of mock scoff taunt

Example Sentences

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They laugh at the idea it’s never been as bad as this, the rhetoric has never been this hateful.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“Where they felt seen, but could also laugh at the points I was making.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

It’s as if Man Cereal wants us to laugh at it.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

“There’s that one group of people who see it as distracting and why would people laugh at that?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The little kids didn’t pay me much mind but to laugh at me for being dumber than a sheep.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye