laugh off (v)
laugh away (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
examples She laughs away all these problems
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
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Also see laugh → laugh off
Also see laugh → laugh away
Hyponym dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

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