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laugh off vs brush off

brush off vs laugh off

laugh off and brush off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
laugh off No No Yes No
brush off No No Yes No
As verbs, brush off is a hypernym of laugh off; that is, brush off is a word with a broader meaning than laugh off:
  • laugh off: deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
  • brush off: bar from attention or consideration
Other hypernyms of laugh off include brush aside, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside.
laugh off (verb) brush off (verb)
deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it bar from attention or consideration
Difference between laugh off and brush off

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