Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ви́сміяти (výsmijaty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Russian высме́ивать (vysméivatʹ), Belarusian высме́йваць (vysmjéjvacʹ), Polish wyśmiewać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋesʲˈmʲijʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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висмі́ювати (vysmíjuvatyimpf (perfective ви́сміяти)

  1. (transitive) to deride, to make fun of, to mock, to ridicule, to satirize, to scoff at
    Synonyms: (rare) висміва́ти impf (vysmiváty), глузува́ти impf (hluzuváty), насміха́тися impf (nasmixátysja), кепкува́ти impf (kepkuváty)

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