Japanese

ばす

わらいとばす
Meaning: to laugh off; to dismiss with a laugh
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 笑い飛ばす 笑い飛ばさない
Polite 笑い飛ばします 笑い飛ばしません
Past 笑い飛ばした 笑い飛ばさなかった
Polite + Past 笑い飛ばしました 笑い飛ばしませんでした
Te-form 笑い飛ばして 笑い飛ばさなくて
Potential 笑い飛ばせる 笑い飛ばせない
Passive 笑い飛ばされる 笑い飛ばされない
Causative 笑い飛ばさせる 笑い飛ばさせない
Imperative 笑い飛ばせ 笑い飛ばすな

Handwriting

笑
い
飛
ば
す

Example

She laughed off her own failure.

Usage Notes

Used when someone treats a problem or criticism as unimportant by laughing about it.

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