outlaugh

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verb

To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.

“His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. - Franklin”

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Meanings

verboutlaugh (third-person singular simple present outlaughs, present participle outlaughing, simple past and past participle outlaughed)

present singular third person outlaughs · participle present outlaughing · participle past outlaughed · past outlaughed

  1. transitiveTo ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.

    His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. - Franklin

  2. transitiveTo laugh louder than, surpass in laughing.

    At his father's quick guffaw he jumped back, trying to outlaugh him. "Mamma, did you hear what I said, Mamma?" Boardman felt his side. "My boy, that's a good one."

    1995, Myra Page, Moscow Yankee

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deridefleerjibelaugh downridiculescoff

Origin

From out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), German Low German utlachen, German auslachen (“to laugh at”), Danish udle.

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APA

outlaugh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlaugh

MLA

“outlaugh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlaugh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outlaugh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlaugh.

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