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насмеха́ться — meaning in English

nasmekhatsya

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English meaning

  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • flout verb To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
  • gird verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • gleek noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  • jeer noun A mocking remark or reflection.
  • laugh verb To make the sound and facial movements that show amusement or delight.
  • ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
  • scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
  • scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
  • taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.

Senses

насмеха́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • flout (transitive, archaic) To scorn.
  • gleek (obsolete, transitive) To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
  • jeer (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
  • laugh (intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
  • make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
  • pull someone's leg (idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
  • ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.

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.

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