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laugh off

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verb

(tr, adverb) to treat or dismiss lightly, esp with stoicismhe laughed off his injuries

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Words nearby laugh off

laughing matter, laughingstock, Laughlin, Laughlin Air Force Base, laugh line, laugh off, laugh one's head off, laugh out of court, laugh out of the other side of one's mouth, laughter, laughter club
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Words related to laugh off

spurn, overlook, ignore, discount, underestimate, reject, disregard, omit, disobey, neglect, forget, excuse, condone, absolve, despise, affront, disdain, slur, dismiss, slight

Idioms and Phrases with laugh off

laugh off

Also, laugh away. Dismiss as ridiculous or trivial, as in He laughed off the suggestion that his career was over. [Early 1700s]

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