失笑 | Japanese meaning

失笑【しっしょう】

Frequency rank: 22,387. – 22,527.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter
scornful laughter; snicker; sniggercolloquialism

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失笑【しっしょう】Frequency rank: 22,387. – 22,527.
しっしょう

Generated definitions (experimental)

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter

This refers to a situation where a person laughs unexpectedly, often considered socially inappropriate due to the context.

、おもわ思わ。

When he heard that story, he couldn't help but laugh.

、。

When the professor said something wrong, the students snickered.

scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

This meaning indicates a type of laughter that is mocking or derisive, often expressing disdain or contempt.

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She let out a scornful laugh at his mistake.

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I couldn't help but snicker at my friend's ignorance.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to laugh inappropriatelyto provoke laughtercause of inappropriate laughterto let out a snickerおもわ思わto involuntarily snickerunable to suppress laughterto brush off inappropriate laughterout-of-place laughterto find oneself laughing inappropriatelyto be subjected to scornful laughter

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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