laugh at

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Definitions of laugh at words

verb without object laugh at to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements. 1
verb without object laugh at to experience the emotion so expressed: He laughed inwardly at the scene. 1
verb without object laugh at to produce a sound resembling human laughter: A coyote laughed in the dark. 1
verb with object laugh at to drive, put, bring, etc., by or with laughter (often followed by out, away, down, etc.): They laughed him out of town. We laughed away our troubles. 1
verb with object laugh at to utter with laughter: He laughed his consent. 1
noun laugh at the act or sound of laughing; laughter. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English laughen, Old English hlæh(h)an (Anglian); cognate with Dutch, German lachen, Old Norse hlǣja, Gothic hlahjan

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
hoot — to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
jeer — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.