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嘲笑 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
  • sneer verb To curl the lip slightly in contempt or scorn.
  • taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.

Senses

嘲笑 is used for these senses in English:

  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
  • mock Mockery; the act of mocking.
  • ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
  • sneer A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
  • taunt A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.

deride — full definition

  1. verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  2. verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

mock — full definition

  1. verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  2. verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
  3. adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.

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