laugh off

Verb

Meaning

deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

laugh away minimize discount dismiss disdain disregard scorn disparage belittle write off pooh-pooh pass over play down brush off brush aside
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Antonyms

take to heart be affected talk big make up to be deeply affected take criticism seriously
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Hypernyms

ignore discount dismiss disregard brush off brush aside

Examples

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep. Bette Davis

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep. Denis Diderot

She laughs away all these problems Source: Internet

And the pair – who were forced to laugh off split rumours last week – were inseparable at the bash. Source: Internet

I have far more respect for the black person that can laugh off “racial epithets” than one that resorts to violence. Source: Internet

It’s crazy enough to laugh off. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

laugh line laugh loudly laugh machine laugh on the other side of one's face laugh on the other side of your face laugh on the wrong side of one's face