förlöjliga — meaning in English

English meaning

• deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
• ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
• satirize verb To make a satire of; to mock.

Senses

förlöjliga 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.
• ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
• satirize (transitive) To make a satire of; to mock.

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.

ridicule — full definition

1. verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
2. noun Mocking words or behaviour intended to make someone look foolish.

Related Swedish words