laughed away
Made light of
To laugh away is to dismiss or dispel something through laughter or lightheartedness.
You might laugh away someone's concerns, treating them as unworthy of serious attention: She laughed away his warnings about the investment.
The phrase can also mean to spend time laughing: We laughed away the afternoon reminiscing about old times.
- hilariousExtremely amusing
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- chortleGleeful, breathy laugh
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- copingManaging under strain
dismissal · humor · banter · deflection · amusement · avoidance · minimization · jest · rationalization · sublimation · denial · brushed aside · joy · ridicule · distraction · mirth · levity · relief
dismissiveness
laughed awayconfronted
Challenged or opposed directly
mulled over · took to heart · acknowledged · reckoned with · addressed
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