What does "laugh off" mean?

To dismiss with humour To treat something as a joke to make it seem less important.

How do you use "laugh off" in a sentence?

She laughed off the mistake. He laughed it off. You can't just laugh it off.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To dismiss with humour

一笑了之，用玩笑带过

Tomarse a broma, quitarle hierro

笑い飛ばす、冗談で済ます

웃어넘기다, 농담으로 무마하다

To treat something as a joke to make it seem less important.

把某事当作玩笑来处理，使其看起来不那么重要。用幽默化解严肃性。

Tratar algo como una broma para restarle importancia. Usar el humor para quitar seriedad.

何かを冗談として扱い、大したことではないように見せること。ユーモアで深刻さを和らげること。

무언가를 농담처럼 취급하여 덜 중요하게 보이도록 하다.

Base verb: laugh

Particle: off

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

She laughed off the mistake.
她把错误一笑了之
Se tomó el error a broma
彼女はその間違いを笑い飛ばした
그녀는 그 실수를 웃어넘겼다.
He laughed it off.
他一笑置之
Le quitó hierro
彼は笑い飛ばした
그는 웃어넘겼다.
You can't just laugh it off.
你不能就这么一笑了之
No puedes simplemente tomártelo a broma
笑い飛ばすだけじゃダメだよ
그냥 웃어넘길 수만은 없어.

Context: humour, dismissing, coping

Tone: light-hearted

From using laughter to dismiss.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal