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Meaning of laugh down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To cause to cease or desist by laughter.
transitive
To cause to be given up on account of ridicule.
transitive

Examples

“to laugh down a speaker”

“to laugh down a reform”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

laugh in one's sleeve laugh in someone's face laugh like a drain laugh like a hyena laugh off laugh on the other side of one's face