laughed off (Meaning)

laughed off

to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

The comedian's jokes were so bad that the audience laughed them off.
The politician's empty promises were laughed off by voters.
The child laughed off the teasing of their classmates.
The company laughed off the lawsuit, confident in their legal defense.
The scientists laughed off the conspiracy theories as baseless.
The teacher laughed off the student's excuses, knowing they were insincere.
The doctor laughed off the patient's symptoms, dismissing them as nothing serious.
The mother laughed off her son's fears, assuring him that there was nothing to worry about.
The team captain laughed off the other team's threats, confident in their abilities.
The judge laughed off the defendant's plea of insanity, seeing through their act.

to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

underrated, discounted, belittled, poohed, diminished,shrugged off, undervalued, played down, minimized,deprecated

vapored, crowed, vaunted, blew, bragged,boasted, swaggered, gasconaded, puffed, bulled

The comedian's jokes were so bad that the audience laughed them off.

The politician's empty promises were laughed off by voters.

The child laughed off the teasing of their classmates.

The company laughed off the lawsuit, confident in their legal defense.