laugh off

Verb

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

laugh away minimize discount dismiss disdain disregard scorn disparage belittle write off turn a blind eye pooh-pooh pass over play down shrug off

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ignore discount dismiss disregard brush aside brush off

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