laugh derisively

Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words

to laugh in a way that shows you think someone or something is stupid or of no value

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Examples (10)

  • The bullies laughed derisively at his homemade costume.
  • I can hear them in the other room, laughing derisively at my proposal.
  • When he tripped on stage, the audience laughed derisively.
  • She told me that her rivals had laughed derisively when she announced her ambitious goals.
  • He often laughs derisively at anyone who disagrees with him.
  • A few of the courtiers began to laugh derisively, a sound that echoed cruelly in the silent hall.
  • The critic laughed derisively at the artist's attempt to be profound.
  • How could you just stand there and laugh derisively while he was clearly struggling?
  • Despite the setback, she ignored the people who were laughing derisively from the sidelines.
  • If you present that idea without any data, they will simply laugh derisively and dismiss you.