laugh off
Third Person
laughs off
Present Participle
laughing off
Past Tense
laughed off
Past Participle
laughed off
1
to make something seem less serious by joking about it
- The politician laughed off the accusations of corruption, saying that they were nothing more than a smear campaign.
- The company laughed the customer complaints off, saying they were just a few isolated incidents.
- The athlete laughed off the injury, saying that it was just a minor setback.
- The friend laughed the betrayal off, saying they didn't really care anyway.
- The student laughed off the bad grade, saying that it was just one test and it didn't matter.
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