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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- 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.