насміхатися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ сміх (smix) +‎ -а́ти (-áty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian насмеха́ться (nasmexátʹsja), Belarusian насміха́цца (nasmixácca), Polish naśmiewać się.

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Verb

насміха́тися (nasmixátysjaimpf (+ з + genitive or + над + instrumental)

  1. to deride, to jeer at, laugh at, to mock, to ridicule, to scoff at
    Synonyms: (rare) висміва́ти impf (vysmiváty), висмі́ювати impf (vysmíjuvaty), глузува́ти impf (hluzuváty), кепкува́ти impf (kepkuváty)

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