laugh at sb/sth
— phrasal verb with laugh uk/lɑːf/us/læf/verb [ I ]
B1 to show that you think someone or something is stupid:
I can't go into work looking like this - everyone will laugh at me.
B1 to treat someone or something as if he, she, or it is not important or does not deserve serious attention:
If you say that, people will just laugh at you.
More examples
- She thinks people will laugh at her if she sings.
- I'm not wearing that hat - people will laugh at me.
- Does he realize that everyone is laughing at him?
- Don't laugh at her attempts at decorating.
- Nobody will laugh at you for trying.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mocking and taunting
- burlesque
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- fun
- haze
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic
- mock
- mockery
- mocking
- monkey
- parody
- scoff
- send
- send sb/sth up
- send-up
- take off
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