laugh at

Idioms and Phrases

Treat lightly, scoff at. For example, He said the other children all laughed at his jacket , or They stopped laughing at his theory when it proved to be correct . [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

“When these jokes are being made by non-disabled strangers with a punchline of not being able to walk, it very much feels like laughing at rather than laughing with,” she said.

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He never turns down a beer, or a chance to laugh at himself.

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Piecing together the last 11 months felt like trying to laugh at a joke I didn’t quite understand — painful, cringe, and less and less funny every time I tried to explain it.

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The group who videotaped the scene, embarrassed, laugh at the situation, expressing relief that they are not identified in the video.

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“People were weeping in the room, and laughing at the same time,” the artist remembered.

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