laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
transitive verb
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
Word History
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
laugh off
verb
as in to play down
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- play down
- shrug off
- minimize
- pooh
- discount
- undervalue
- underrate
- belittle
- diminish
- regret
- deprecate
- pooh-pooh
- lament
- mourn
- bemoan
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brag
- blow
- boast
- vapor
- bull
- gasconade
- swagger
- crow
- vaunt
- puff
- pride
- harangue
- bluster
