laughed at

Made fun of

To laugh at someone or something is to direct laughter toward them, usually mockingly or dismissively: The other kids laughed at his haircut.

It can also mean to find genuinely funny: We laughed at her jokes all evening.

To laugh at danger or difficulty is to treat it as unworthy of concern: He laughed at the risks.

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tease · made fun of · guffaw · schadenfreude · mockery · mirthful · chuckle · ridicule · laughingstock · jocular · cringe · bullying · social rejection · humiliation · public humiliation · punchline · inside joke · sarcasm

Categories
Opposites
social regard

laughed atrespected

Held in high regard

admired · revered · venerated · honored · esteemed

credibility and seriousness

laughed attaken seriously

heeded · believed · credited · trusted · validated

emotional response elicited

laughed atfeared

Inspiring dread or alarm

dreaded · awed · obeyed

Family

laugh, laughed, laughing, laughs, laughable, laughably, laughter, laugher

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G