嘲笑

ちょうしょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

Kanji

• 嘲 mock. Read as チョウ.
• 笑 laugh. Read as ショウ.

Example sentences

• 級友の嘲笑が彼に涙させた。
  His classmates' jeers reduced him to tears.
• 公衆の面前で彼を嘲笑するのはよくない。
  It is not good to ridicule him in public.
• 私は他人の前で嘲笑されるのに耐えられない。
  I can't stand being laughed at in front of others.
• 人々は陰で彼を嘲笑したものだった。
  People used to laugh at him behind his back.
• 彼は級友の嘲笑を浴びた。
  He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.

Words containing 嘲笑

• 揶揄嘲笑 (やゆちょうしょう) ridicule and sneering

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