laughing at

Verb

laugh at (third-person singular simple present laughs at, present participle laughing at, simple past and past participle laughed at)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
2. To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.

   Synonyms:

   scoff, scorn, gird, jeer, jibe, sneer

3. (transitive) To act uncaring of or dismissive of (something).
   • Career criminals laugh at minor punishments like those.

   Synonyms:

   flout, jibe, fleer, gird, jeer, scoff, scorn