English verb: laugh off | |||
1. | laugh off (communication) deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it | ||
Samples | She laughs away all these problems. | ||
Synonyms | laugh away | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside | ||