laugh down

verb

To cause to cease or desist by laughter.

“to laugh down a reform”

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outlaugh
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Meanings

verblaugh down (third-person singular simple present laughs down, present participle laughing down, simple past and past participle laughed down)

present singular third person laughs down · participle present laughing down · participle past laughed down · past laughed down

  1. transitiveTo cause to cease or desist by laughter.

    to laugh down a speaker

    Synonyms: outlaugh

  2. transitiveTo cause to be given up on account of ridicule.

    to laugh down a reform

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause to cease or desist by laughter.

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outlaugh
Cite this entry
APA

laugh down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20down

MLA

“laugh down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laugh down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20down.

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