laugh at

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Learn to laugh at yourself; it can signal “general intelligence and verbal creativity.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Of course, authoritarians don't like to be laughed at," he says.

From BBC

“I never felt like I wanted to laugh at them,” says Fastvold.

From Los Angeles Times

"You're not just laughing at a silly joke with a Christmas cracker," Prof Scott says.

From BBC

She knows just what it’s like to be loved, revered, misunderstood, mischaracterized, hated, shunned, laughed at and laughed with.

From Salon