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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
失敗した者を嘲う態度は品がない。
Mocking those who have failed is ungracious.
彼の大胆な提案を周囲は嘲うように見ていた。
Those around him watched his bold proposal with derision.
権威を嘲う風刺画が新聞に掲載された。
A satirical cartoon mocking authority was published in the newspaper.