"laugh at" meaning in English

See laugh at in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: laughs at [present, singular, third-person], laughing at [participle, present], laughed at [participle, past], laughed at [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} laugh at (third-person singular simple present laughs at, present participle laughing at, simple past and past participle laughed at)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
    Sense id: en-laugh_at-en-verb-GpkyDqdC
  2. To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with. Translations (to scorn or tease): καταγελάω (katageláō) (Ancient Greek), 嘲笑 (cháoxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), auslachen (German), bí ag magadh faoi (Irish), گولمك (gülmek) (Ottoman Turkish), rir de (Portuguese), אויסלאַכן (oyslakhn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-laugh_at-en-verb-cOTFtbCf Disambiguation of 'to scorn or tease': 1 99 0
  3. (transitive) To act uncaring of or dismissive of (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-laugh_at-en-verb-B-A06Tg7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "at", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 29 63 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "at": 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 24 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 18 28 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 21 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 33 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 32 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 16 32 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 35 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 15 20 65

Inflected forms

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      "word": "嘲笑"
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      "sense": "to scorn or tease",
      "word": "auslachen"
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      "sense": "to scorn or tease",
      "word": "καταγελάω"
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      "sense": "to scorn or tease",
      "word": "bí ag magadh faoi"
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      "sense": "to scorn or tease",
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      "sense": "to scorn or tease",
      "word": "rir de"
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