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N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

あざ(わら)to sneer at, to ridicule

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at

    All Forms

    あざ笑う 【あざわらう】嘲笑う 【あざわらう】嘲う 【あざわらう】

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      (ひと)失敗(しっぱい)あざ(わら)(ひと)性格(せいかく)(わる)いです。

      People who sneer at or ridicule others' failures have a bad character. {to sneer at, to ridicule}

      • N1

      金持(かねも)ちが貧乏人(びんぼうにん)見窄(みすぼ)らしい服装(ふくそう)あざ(わら)っている。

      The rich man is sneering at the poor man's shabby clothes. {to sneer at, to ridicule}

      • N1

      よく他人(たにん)あざ(わら)っている(かれ)には後々(のちのち)バチが()たるだろう。

      He who often sneers at or ridicules others will likely face retribution eventually. {to sneer at, to ridicule}

      • N1

      沼地(ぬまち)(ころ)んで(あたま)から(どろ)まみれになったらクラスメイトからあざ(わら)われました。

      I slipped and fell headfirst into the mud in the swamp, and my classmates sneered at me. {to sneer at, to ridicule}

      • N1

      他人(たにん)信仰(しんこう)している宗教(しゅうきょう)やその神様(かみさま)あざ(わら)なんて、失礼(しつれい)(きわ)まりない行為(こうい)である。

      To sneer at or ridicule the religion and its deities that others believe in is an extremely disrespectful act. {to sneer at, to ridicule}

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