嘲笑あざわらう

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嘲笑う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	嘲笑あざわらう	嘲笑あざわらわない
Polite	嘲笑あざわらいます	嘲笑あざわらいません
Past polite	嘲笑あざわらいました	嘲笑あざわらいませんでした
Past	嘲笑あざわらった	嘲笑あざわらわなかった
Te-form	嘲笑あざわらって	嘲笑あざわらわないで
Desire	嘲笑あざわらいたい	嘲笑あざわらいたくない
Potential	嘲笑あざわらえる	嘲笑あざわらえない
Passive	嘲笑あざわらわれる	嘲笑あざわらわれない
Causative	嘲笑あざわらわせる	嘲笑あざわらわせない
Causative passive	嘲笑あざわらわせられるalso 嘲笑あざわらわされる	嘲笑あざわらわせられないalso 嘲笑あざわらわされない
Volitional	嘲笑あざわらおう
Polite volitional	嘲笑あざわらいましょう
Imperative	嘲笑あざわらえ	嘲笑あざわらうな
Conditional	嘲笑あざわらえば	嘲笑あざわらわなければ
Tara conditional	嘲笑あざわらったら	嘲笑あざわらわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

laugh at; ridicule; mock; make fun of; sneer at

Expresses open derision or scornful laughter directed at someone or something.

彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいした同どう僚りょうを嘲笑あざわらった。
He mocked his colleague who had failed.
人ひとを嘲笑あざわらうような態たい度どはよくない。
An attitude of ridiculing others is not good.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉を嘲笑あざわらうto mock/ridicule someone
彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいした彼かの女じょを嘲笑あざわらった。
He mocked her for failing.
〈人ひと〉〉に嘲笑あざわらわれるto be mocked/ridiculed by someone
彼かれはみんなに嘲あざけ笑わらわれた。
He was mocked by everyone.

Kanji

笑laugh
嘲ridicule, insult

Related words

嘲あざけるN1
嘲る and 嘲笑う both mean to mock someone with scorn, but 嘲る can describe a sneering attitude in words alone, while 嘲笑う specifically implies scornful laughter.
馬ば鹿かにするN2
馬鹿にする is a colloquial, everyday way to say someone is being belittled, whereas 嘲笑う is more literary and specifically evokes visible scornful laughter.
冷れい笑しょう
冷笑する describes a cold, contemptuous smile or chuckle, while 嘲笑う suggests more open, audible derisive laughter.
鼻はなで笑わらうN2
嘲笑う is a more direct verb meaning 'to mock/ridicule', while 鼻で笑う specifically evokes a contemptuous snort through the nose.
笑わらうN4
嘲笑う is a stronger, more explicit word for mocking or sneering, while transitive 笑う can mean simple ridicule without that intensity.

Opposites

褒ほめるN4
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 嘲笑う, which means to mock or ridicule them.

Don't confuse with

笑わらうN4
笑う simply means 'to laugh' with no negative connotation, while 嘲笑う specifically means to laugh at someone scornfully.

Written forms

嘲笑あざわらうUsage1%
Standard kanji spelling.
あざ笑わらうUsage82%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than 嘲笑う but still encountered.
あざわらうUsage17%
嘲あざわらう
Rare abbreviated kanji form; may be confused with other readings.

Etymology

Compound of あざ (derisive laughter, from classical verb 嘲ふ) and 笑う (to laugh). The exact origin of あざ is uncertain, but it is associated with scornful or mocking laughter.