laugh down
Fortgeschritten (C1) formal
To laugh at someone's idea or speech in a way that makes them stop or feel too embarrassed to continue.
"His radical proposal was laughed down by the committee before he even finished presenting it."
To laugh at someone's idea or speech in a way that makes them stop or feel too embarrassed to continue.
"His radical proposal was laughed down by the committee before he even finished presenting it."